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Accomplishments

• Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys (1st player to be drafted from Cal State, Long Beach)
• Signing bonus was $1,000
• Football career also four years as a Right Guard for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Following his father's death at age 55, Lynn retired from pro football to be closer to his mother
• Became a pilot for Northwest Airlines
• A strike a Northwest forced Lynn to take a job as a corporate pilot
• On February 17, 1973, the plane he was flying crashed and Lynn was killed

Memories

If Lynn could answer this question himself, first of all he would name his friends from RUHS: Arba, Eddie, Sol, Dean, Bruce, and Dick. They continued to be great friends throughout his life and those friendships meant the world to him. In addition, coach Cardona and winning the Bay League football championship our senior year would also be high up on his memory list.
(Editors note: Lynn passed away Feb. 17, 1973, before this honor could bestowed on him. Memories supplied by Lynne Hoyem Bratton.)