Jay Dee Patton


Jay Dee Patton was an American college football player, World War II veteran, and printer.

Early years

Patton attended Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville, Tennessee.

College football

Patton was a prominent tackle for the Sewanee Tigers of, 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 All-American in 1931 while at Sewanee.
He went on to play for the Staten Island Stapes, a football team that failed during The Depression

World War II

Jay Dee served as a lieutenant colonel in the cavalry of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. Neil Edmond, an earlier Sewanee player, was the same rank.

Richmond

After the war he moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he ran a printing business and also ran the Virginia State Penitentiary printing press. He married Florence "Billie" Boward and had one son, Jay Dee Patton, Jr.