Les Dye

Lester Henry Dye (July 15, 1916 – August 11, 2000) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Syracuse University.[1]

Les Dye
No. 38
Born:(1916-07-15)July 15, 1916
Forestville, New York, U.S.
Died:August 11, 2000(2000-08-11) (aged 84)
Salem, Virginia, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)End
CollegeSyracuse
High schoolWellsville High School
Career history
As player
1944–1945Washington Redskins
Career stats

Career

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

  1. "Les Dye Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. Harris, Andrew (March 10, 2023). "Famed Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim has plenty of Wellsville ties". Wellsville Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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