John Loyd

John Loyd

Loyd c. 1900
Virginia Cavaliers
Position	Tackle
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Richmond (1892–1895) Virginia (1898–1900)
Personal information
Date of birth	May 5, 1875
Place of birth	Bedford County, Virginia
Date of death	March 4, 1943 (aged 67)
Place of death	Rockbridge County, Virginia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career highlights and awards
Southern championship (1900) All-Southern (1898, 1899, 1900)

John Edward Loyd (May 5, 1875 – March 4, 1943) was a college football player and physician.

College football

Loyd played for Richmond College from 1892 to 1895^[1] and for the Virginia Cavaliers from 1898 to 1900.^[2] He was captain of the team in 1900,^[3] a year in which Virginia had a claim to a Southern championship^[4] and defeated Sewanee to give the school its first loss since 1897.^[5] Loyd was thrice selected to the All-Southern team as a tackle.^[6]

Physician

He was once resident physician at the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital at Clifton Forge.^[3][7][8]

References

1. "Photograph of the Richmond College Football Team 1893".
2. "Virginia vs. Carolina...". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900. p. 10.
3. "Novel Football Game At The University Tomorrow". Richmond Dispatch. October 7, 1902.
4. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
5. "Virginia Wins Decisive Victory". The Times. November 30, 1900.
6. e.g. "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 37: 616. 1901.
7. "The Alumni Bulletin". The Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia. 2: 46.
8. Company, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (1906-01-01). Official Industrial Guide and Shippers' Directory: For the Use of the Company's Patrons and Others Seeking Facts Pertaining to Its Territorial Resources : Mining, Agricultural, Manufacturing, Commercial, Financial and Educational Advantages. General Freight Department.