Percy Conyers

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]

Percy Conyers
No. 18
PositionEnd
Class1923
Personal information
Born:(1898-01-23)January 23, 1898
Halls, Tennessee
Died:October 15, 1966(1966-10-15) (aged 68)
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Weight151 lb (68 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolUnion Academy
Career highlights and awards
  • SIAA championship (1921)
  • SoCon Championship (1922, 1923)

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.

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