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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]