John Sinclair Dye (August 24, 1876 – August 9, 1944) was an American college football player and surgeon who served in the First World War.[1][2][3]

Jack Dye
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PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born(1876-08-24)August 24, 1876
LaCrosse, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 9, 1944(1944-08-09) (aged 67)
Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Career information
CollegeVanderbilt (1895–1898)
Awards and highlights

Vanderbilt University

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He was a prominent halfback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University from 1895 to 1898.[4]

1897

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The team held all opponents scoreless and won its first conference title in 1897.[4][5]

1898

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Dye was selected All-Southern in 1898.[6]

Chattanooga

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At the turn of the century, Dye ran a gymnasium in Chattanooga as head of the local Athletic Association.[7] Dye attempted to come back and play for Vanderbilt, but was refused on eligibility grounds by William Lofland Dudley.[8] Dye was also a successful surgeon of Chattanooga who worked at the Erlanger Hospital in 1914.[1][9]

Connecticut

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Dye later moved to Waterbury, Connecticut.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 Vanderbilt University (1915). "Alumni Notes". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 15: 48–50.
  2. "Dr. John S. Dye". Hartford Courant. August 11, 1944. p. 4.
  3. War Service Data
  4. 1 2 "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Bill Traughber (October 11, 2006). "Vandy Shuts Out 1897 Opponents".
  6. W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. 33. Outing Publishing Company: 527.
  7. "Athletic Association". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 1, 1900. p. 6.
  8. Nashville in the 1890s
  9. "Medical News - Tennessee". Journal of the American Medical Association. 62 (16): 1265. 1914.
  10. "Colonel John S. Dye". Hartford Courant. December 7, 1922.