Clyde R. Conner
Clyde Conner | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1884 |
| Died | January 24, 1919 (aged 34) |
| College football career | |
| Ole Miss Rebels | |
| Position | Tackle/Guard/Center |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Ole Miss (1901–1903; 1906–1907) Virginia (1903) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Clyde Raymond Conner (August 4, 1884 – January 24, 1919) was a college football player, prominent lawyer of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and once United States Commissioner.[1]
College football[edit]
Conner was a prominent tackle for both the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi and a prominent center for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.
Ole Miss[edit]
1902[edit]
In a 21 to 0 Egg Bowl victory, Conner "plunged through the line at will" according to the Memphis paper.
1906[edit]
He was selected All-Southern in 1906.[2]
University of Virginia[edit]
1903[edit]
He was also selected All-Southern in 1903, the year he played with Virginia.[3][4]
Attorney[edit]
Death[edit]
Conner died at his home on January 24, 1919, of blood poisoning. While at a barber shop he had an inverted hair removed from his neck. No trouble resulted until two days later it became quite irritated.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kappa Alpha Order (1919). "Clyde R. Conner, Mississippi". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 35 (3): 381. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (1907). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. pp. 27, 49.
- ^ "Johnny Desaulles Picks All-Southern Football Team". The State. August 27, 1904.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide
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