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Les Dye
No. 38
Date of birth	July 15, 1916
Place of birth	Forestville, New York, U.S.
Date of death	August 11, 2000 (aged 84)
Place of death	Salem, Virginia, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	End
US college	Syracuse
High school	Wellsville High School
Career history
As player
1944–1945	Washington Redskins
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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]

Career edit

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]

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

Career information
No. 38
Date of birth	(1916-07-15)July 15, 1916
Place of birth	Forestville, New York, U.S.
Date of death	August 11, 2000(2000-08-11) (aged 84)
Place of death	Salem, Virginia, U.S.
Position(s)	End
US college	Syracuse
High school	Wellsville High School
Career history
As player
1944–1945	Washington Redskins

Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com