Les Dye
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| Date of birth | July 15, 1916 |
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| Place of birth | Forestville, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 11, 2000 (aged 84) |
| Place of death | Salem, Virginia, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | End |
| US college | Syracuse |
| High school | Wellsville |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1944–1945 | Washington Redskins |
| Career stats | |
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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]
Career
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Les Dye Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Andrew (March 10, 2023). "Famed Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim has plenty of Wellsville ties". Wellsville Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
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Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2000 deaths
- American football ends
- Clarkson Golden Knights football coaches
- Syracuse Orange athletic directors
- Syracuse Orange football coaches
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Washington Redskins players
- People from Forestville, New York
- Sportspeople from Chautauqua County, New York
- American football wide receiver, pre-1940 birth stubs