J. S. Dodge
American football player and coach (1876-1950)
James Sayer Dodge Jr., (middle name also spelled Sayre; July 2, 1876 – December 4, 1950) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Washington for one season in 1900, compiling a record of 1–2–2. Dodge played football at Indiana University, where he was the team's captain.
“J. S. Dodge” enters the record as american football player and coach (1876-1950). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Dodge, American and football can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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