Jimmy Van Dyke

{{Short description|American football player (1898–1980)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| position = Back

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|10|02}}

| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|08|30|1898|10|02|mf=y}}

| death_place = Louisville, Kentucky

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 140

| high_school = Louisville Male (KY)

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• Louisville Brecks (1921–1923)

| statlabel1 = Games

| statvalue1 = 5

| pfr = VanDJi20

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James Bemiss Van Dyke (October 2, 1898 – August 30, 1980) was an American football player.

Van Dyke was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1898. He attended Louisville Male High School. He was captain of Louisville' Male's football team in 1919.{{cite web|title=Jimmy Van Dyke|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=July 16, 2024|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/v/vand02000.html}} In November 1919, he was disqualified from the team as he had turned 21 years old and thus exceeded the age limit for interscholastic competition.{{cite news|title=Jimmy Van Dyke Ruled Off High School Football Team|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 21, 1919|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-httpswwwprofootb/151467922/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Van Dyke also played professional football as a back for the Louisville Brecks in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in five NFL games, four as a starter, during the 1921, 1922, and 1923 seasons.{{cite web|title=Jimmy Van Dyke|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=August 12, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanDJi20.htm}} He also played for and/or coached several other professional or semi-professional sports teams, including the following:

• He was player-coach for the Clifton football team in 1923 and 1924.{{cite news|title=Clifton Stars To Be Seen Against Central Today|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=October 21, 1923|page=VI-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-clifton-stars-to-be/151469025/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Clifton Is Victorious Over Templars|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=October 15, 1923|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-clifton-is-victoriou/151469298/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Clifton Defeats Calumet In Thriller|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=October 13, 1924|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-clifton-defeats-calu/151469597/|via=Newspapers.com}}
• He was captain of the Epps-Kola football team in 1925.{{cite news|title=Epps To Put Eleven In Field This Season|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=September 20, 1925|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-epps-to-put-eleven-i/151469896/|via=Newspapers.com}}
• He was player-coach of the Southern Stars basketball team in 1926.{{cite news|title=Ninawebs to Tackle Southern Star Quint|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=February 14, 1926|page=VIII-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-ninawebs-to-tackle-s/151470261/|via=Newspapers.com}}
• He was coach of the Clifton Athletic Club football team in 1931.{{cite news|title=Van Dyke Will Coach Clifton A.C. Eleven|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=August 21, 1931|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-van-dyke-will-coach/151470514/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Van Dyke died in 1980 in Louisville.