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

Biography

Redskins end Dye (#38) comes over the top to help teammate Leo Presley bring down Bill Paschal of the New York Giants, Oct. 28, 1945.

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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