Lloyd Eaton, who coached the University of Wyoming football team to three consecutive conference titles in the 1960s, died Wednesday in Caldwell, Idaho. He was 88.

Eaton coached the Cowboys from 1962 through 1970, compiling a record of 57-33-2. His Western Athletic Conference teams went to the Sun Bowl in 1966 and to the Sugar Bowl in 1967.

Eaton was coach during the 1969 "Black 14" episode in which 14 players were kicked off the team for planning to wear black armbands during a game against Brigham Young.

"He's king of the Cowboys. He's the best," said former Wyoming quarterback David Cronk, who lives in Englewood. "Lloyd Eaton was a special man."

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