title: Walter Byron
text: # Walter Byron
  
  Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson; September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team that won the gold medal. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was of Icelandic descent, son of Björn Bjarnarson Byron and his wife Margrét Kristmannsdóttir.
  
  ## Awards and achievements
  
  * Allan Cup Championship (1920)
  * Olympic Gold Metalist (1920)
  * "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
  