Clyde R. Conner

Clyde Conner
Clyde Conner
Born	August 4, 1884; Macon, Mississippi
Died	January 24, 1919 (aged 34); Hattiesburg, Mississippi
	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
	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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[conn-1] Kappa Alpha Order (1919). "Clyde R. Conner, Mississippi". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 35 (3): 381. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books.

[NCAA-2] National Collegiate Athletic Association (1907). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. pp. 27, 49.

[3] "Johnny Desaulles Picks All-Southern Football Team". The State. August 27, 1904.

[4] Spalding's Football Guide

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v t e 1906 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
Backfield	QB Sam Costen HB Dan Blake† HB Honus Craig FB John Owsley Manier†
Line	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