John Fay (American football)
John Carl (Doc) Fay, Sr. (November 27, 1895 – March 14, 1983) was an end in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers.
 Fay pictured in Hilltop 1917, Marquette yearbook | |
| Position: | End |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 27, 1895 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died: | March 14, 1983 (aged 87) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Central |
| College: | Marquette |
| Career history | |
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Fay was born in La Crosse in 1895, and attended St. Mary's Catholic Grade School along with Central High School.[1] He graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1918, where he played football and basketball. He organized and captained the basketball teams of 1916 and 1917. Graduating in 1918 with a dentistry degree, Fay briefly practiced with a dental company in Georgia as an enlisted serviceman in World War I, then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, and finally to Menasha, Wisconsin, working as a dentist.[1] With the help of reporter George Whitney Calhoun, he was offered to and signed a contract with the Packers for 1922, earning $100 per game. He retired from professional football after that season.[2][3] He quit the dentistry profession, stating that he "didn't care for it" after two years of practice in Menosha, and worked for a wholesale furniture company until it folded during the Great Depression.[1] Fay was later a petroleum inspector for the State of Wisconsin. He retired in 1960 after a 27-year career. He was married to Mildred Waters and had two children.[1]
References
- "Petroleum Inspector To Retire On Nov. 30". The La Crosse Tribune. November 20, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kidder, Joseph K. (December 29, 1962). "Fay Recalls Packer Start". The La Crosse Tribune. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Doc Fay Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.