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

Jack Dye
Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionHalfback
ClassGraduate
MajorMedicine
Career history
CollegeVanderbilt (1895–1898)
Career highlights and awards

Vanderbilt University edit

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

1897 edit

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

1898 edit

Dye was selected All-Southern.[4]

Surgeon edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Vanderbilt University (1915). "Alumni Notes". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 15: 48–50.
  2. ^ a b "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Bill Traughber (October 11, 2006). "Vandy Shuts Out 1897 Opponents" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. 33. Outing Publishing Company: 527.