Clyde R. Conner
American football player and lawyer (1884–1919)
College football careerVirginia (1903)
- All-Southern (1903, 1906)
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
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
1902
In a 21 to 0 Egg Bowl victory, Conner "plunged through the line at will" according to the Memphis paper.
1906
He was selected All-Southern in 1906.[2]
University of Virginia
1903
He was also selected All-Southern in 1903, the year he played with Virginia.[3][4]
Attorney
Death
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
- ^ 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
External links
- Clyde R. Conner at Find a Grave
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1906 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
- QB Sam Costen
- HB Dan Blake†
- HB Honus Craig
- FB John Owsley Manier†
- E Bob Blake†
- E Lob Brown
- T Joe Pritchard†
- T Lex Stone
- G Walter K. Chorn
- G Clyde R. Conner
- C Stein Stone
† = Unanimous selection
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