Jay Dee Patton (September 16, 1907 – December 24, 1975) was an American

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player,

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veteran, and printer.

Early years

Patton was born on September 16, 1907, to Wade Hampton Patton and Agnes née Self. Patton attended

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College football

Patton was a prominent tackle for the

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of Sewanee:The University of the South, a member of the school's All-time football team. He was selected All-Southern in 1931. He also later officiated some games. He was also an

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n in 1931 while at Sewanee. He went on to play for the Staten Island Stapes, a football team that failed during the

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. He also played for the Richmond Arrows.

World War II

Jay Dee served as a lieutenant colonel in the cavalry of the U.S. Armed Forces during

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, an earlier Sewanee player, was the same rank.

Richmond

After the war he moved to

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, where he ran a printing business and also ran the Virginia State Penitentiary printing press. He established his own printing consulting firm in 1952. He married Florence "Billie" Boward and had one son, Jay Dee Patton, Jr.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patton, Jay Dee 1907 births 1975 deaths Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee Sewanee Tigers football players Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia All-Southern college football players American football tackles American printers American football officials