Background
Yoder, Lloyd Edward was born on July 13, 1903 in Salem, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward and Anna (Davis) Yoder.
Yoder, Lloyd Edward was born on July 13, 1903 in Salem, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward and Anna (Davis) Yoder.
Bachelor of Arts, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1927. Student Mount Union College, Alliance, O., 1932, San Francisco Law School, 1935-1937.
He played collegiately at Carnegie Technical, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982. Yoder was a 1921 graduate of Salem High School in Salem, Ohio. He lettered four years as a tackle at Carnegie Technical, captaining the team and earning a spot on the 1926 College Football All-America Team.
In the 1926 season, Yoder was part of a Carnegie Technical team that defeated the otherwise-unbeaten Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 19–0.
He played in the East–West Shrine Game after both the 1926 and 1927 seasons: captaining the East team in 1926 and the West team in 1927. In 1927, Yoder played for the San Francisco-based Olympic Club.
After college, Yoder worked for the National Broadcasting Company for 40 years, managing stations in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver and San Francisco. He also served in World World War II as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.
He died in San Francisco in 1967 at the age of 64.
Served at Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, World World War World World War II Board trustees Carnegie Institute Technology. Member National Academy Television Arts and Sciences (charter. Mason (Shriner).; Clubs: Rotary, Radio Pioneers.
Married Alma Cella, June 30, 1953.