Birth Date: | 15 July 1916 |
Birth Place: | Forestville, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Salem, Virginia, U.S. |
High School: | Wellsville |
College: | Syracuse |
Number: | 38 |
Position: | End |
Playing Years1: | 1944–1945 |
Playing Team1: | Washington Redskins |
Nfl: | DYE207645 |
Databasefootball: | DYELES01 |
Pfr: | DyexLe20 --> |
Lester Henry Dye (July 15, 1916 – August 11, 2000) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Syracuse University.[1]
Dye served as the athletic director at Syracuse University from 1973 until 1978. In 1976, he hired Jim Boeheim as the seventh head basketball coach for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team.[2]