|
All-Conference tight-end dies at 87
Meyer was a 3-sport star, Cotton Bowl hero
By Braden Howell
Staff Reporter
Services will be held at noon today at Shannon North Funeral Chapel
for TCU alumnus L.D. Meyer, a 1935 All-Conference tight end for
the Horned Frogs, who died Sunday. He was 87.
Meyer, a teammate of Horned Frog legend Sammy Baugh on the 1935
National Championship team, was instrumental in TCU’s first-ever
Cotton Bowl win. He scored all of TCU’s 16 points in a 16-6
victory over Marquette, New Year’s Day, 1937.
In addition to scoring two touchdowns and converting an extra point,
Meyer kicked a 33-yard field goal to give the Frogs a 3-0 lead in
the game.
Baugh said Meyer was known as a great athlete during his days at
TCU.
“He was one of the finest players we had,” Baugh said.
“He played football, basketball and baseball and was good at
all of them.”
Meyer’s uncle, Dutch Meyer, was head coach of Frog football
from 1934-1952 and won two National Championships. Dutch also coached
baseball while at TCU.
“He was like a daddy to me,” Baugh said.
After TCU, L.D. Meyer went on to play professional baseball for
the Detroit Tigers, but his career was interrupted by his military
service during World War II.
After his baseball career, Meyer became a businessman, serving as
an executive for the Panther Chemical Company until he retired in
1982.
Baugh said Meyer will be remembered as one of the finest athletes
to ever play at TCU.
Meyer is survived by his sons, David Meyer and wife, Michelle and
Daniel Meyer and wife, Shelley.
Braden
Howell
b.r.howell@tcu.edu
|
