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 Loyd c. 1900 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 5, 1875 Bedford County, Virginia |
| Died | March 4, 1943 (aged 67) Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Richmond (1892–1895) Virginia (1898–1900) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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John Edward Loyd (May 5, 1875 – March 4, 1943) was an American college football player and physician.
College football
[edit]Loyd played for Richmond College from 1892 to 1895[1] and for the Virginia Cavaliers from 1898 to 1900.[2] He was captain of the team in 1900,[3] a year in which Virginia had a claim to a Southern championship[4] and defeated Sewanee to give the school its first loss since 1897.[5] Loyd was thrice selected to the All-Southern team as a tackle.[6]
Physician
[edit]He was once resident physician at the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital at Clifton Forge.[3][7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Photograph of the Richmond College Football Team 1893".
- ↑ "Virginia vs. Carolina..." Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900. p. 10.
- 1 2 "Novel Football Game At The University Tomorrow". Richmond Dispatch. October 7, 1902.
- ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
- ↑ "Virginia Wins Decisive Victory". The Times. November 30, 1900.
- ↑ e.g. "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. 37. Outing Publishing Company: 616. 1901.
- ↑ "The Alumni Bulletin". The Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia. 2: 46. 1902.
- ↑ Official Industrial Guide and Shippers' Directory: For the Use of the Company's Patrons and Others Seeking Facts Pertaining to Its Territorial Resources : Mining, Agricultural, Manufacturing, Commercial, Financial and Educational Advantages. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company General Freight Department. 1906.
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1943 deaths
- Medical doctors from Virginia
- All-Southern college football players
- American football tackles
- People from Bedford County, Virginia
- Players of American football from Virginia
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Richmond Spiders football players
- 19th-century players of American football
- People from Clifton Forge, Virginia