Percy Conyers

Percy Conyers
No. 18
PositionEnd
Personal information
Born(1898-01-23)January 23, 1898
Halls, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1966(1966-10-15) (aged 68)
Dyersburg, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnion Academy
College
Awards and highlights
  • SIAA championship (1921)
  • SoCon Championship (1922)

Percy Alford Conyers (January 23, 1898 – October 15, 1966) was a physician in Dyersburg, Tennessee.[1][2] As a youth he was a college football player for coach Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores. After the 1920 season, Vanderbilt opponents gained less on punt returns than against any other team in the south, due to the covering of Conyers and Jess Neely.[3] Conyers was one of the team's smallest players.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Journal of the Tennessee State Medical Association Volume 44
  2. ^ The Red Book of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists, Issue 25
  3. ^ "Crippled Vanderbilt Team Finished With Fine Rally". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1920. p. 8. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Percy Conyers To See Old Coach After 19 Years". The Tennessean. December 31, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.

Percy Conyers at Find a Grave