Jack Dye Explained

Jack Dye
School:Vanderbilt Commodores
Currentposition:Halfback
Pastschools:Vanderbilt (1895 - 1898)
Class:Graduate
Major:Medicine
Highlights:

John S. "Jack" Dye was a college football player and surgeon.[1]

Vanderbilt University

He was a prominent halfback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University from 1895 and 1898.[2]

1897

The team held all opponents scoreless and won its first conference title in 1897.[2] [3]

1898

Dye was selected All-Southern.[4]

Surgeon

He was a successful surgeon of Chattanooga who worked at the Erlanger Hospital.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Alumni Notes. Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 48–50. 15. Vanderbilt University. 1915.
  2. News: Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had. Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. March 8, 2015. 52. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Vandy Shuts Out 1897 Opponents. Bill Traughber. October 11, 2006.
  4. Football In The South. Outing. 33. 527. W. A. Lambeth. W. A. Lambeth. Outing Publishing Company. 1899.