John Sinclair Dye (August 24, 1876 – August 9, 1944) was an American college football player and surgeon who served in the First World War.War Service Data
Vanderbilt University He was a prominent halfback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University from 1895 to 1898.
1897 The team held all opponents scoreless and won its first conference title in 1897.
1898 Dye was selected All-Southern in 1898.
Chattanooga At the turn of the century, Dye ran a gymnasium in Chattanooga as head of the local Athletic Association. Dye attempted to come back and play for Vanderbilt, but was refused on eligibility grounds by William Lofland Dudley.Nashville in the 1890s Dye was also a successful surgeon of Chattanooga who worked at the Erlanger Hospital in 1914.
Connecticut Dye later moved to Waterbury, Connecticut.
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