// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Clyde R. Conner? Conner or not, he's a notable figure.
Clyde Conner | |
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| Born | August 4, 1884 Macon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1919 (aged 34) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Football career | |
| Profile | |
| Position | Tackle/Guard/Center |
| Personal information | |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ole Miss (1901–1903; 1906–1907) Virginia (1903) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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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]- 1 2 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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