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James Dye. #6. Position Wide Receiver. Weight 150 lbs. Height 5-9. Class Senior. Hometown Los Angeles. Previous School Utah State. Bio. Year-by-Year. Career Summary. James Dye attended both Utah State and Utah Valley State College before transferring to BYU.
Jul 25, 2017 · After residing for several years in Abilene, Texas, James Dye has recently accepted a new job as athletic coordinator at CE King Middle School on the north side of Houston. He’s looking forward to attending BYU’s game on Sept. 2 in Houston against Louisiana State at nearby NRG Stadium.
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Career Summary James Dye attended both Utah State and Utah Valley State College before transferring to BYU. He ranked No. 1 nationally in punt returns with a 12.2-yard average and was the Western Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year his junior year.
Nov 3, 2021 · James Dye — arguably the greatest return man in school history — averaged around 26 yards per kick return, 20 yards on punt returns and scored three return touchdowns in 1996.
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•Number: 6
•Position: Wide Receiver
•Height: 5-9
•Weight: 150
•Roster Years: 1995-1996
•Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Born 12/8/73 in Oakland, California...parents are James Dye and Anne M. Dansby...graduated from Crenshaw High...transferred from Utah State where he was second team All-Big West as a kickoff return specialist in 1993...also attended Utah Valley State College...married Carolyn Simons...have sons, James T. and Colden,...majored in psychology.
1995 Junior Year
No. 1 in NCAA punt returns at 21.9...AT&T Long Distance Player of the Year for Punt Returns, WAC Special Teams Player of the Year, First team All-Western Athletic Conference, Special Teams and WAC Player of the Week vs. SDSU and Wyoming...selected as team special teams player of the year...had an 84-yard TD punt return vs. SDSU and was named AT&T Long Distance Player of the Week...had 46-yard punt return at CSU...90-yard TD punt return vs. Wyoming for Cougar Stadium record and was named AT&T Long Distance Award Winner...39-yard kickoff return vs. Wyoming...75-yard punt return vs. Tulsa...started at cornerback at New Mexico in place of injured Dermmell Reed where he had six unassisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
1996 Senior Year
Selected All-WAC by the coaches...repeat winner of Cougar Club Crowd-Pleaser Award...special teams MVP as selected by the BYU coaches...scored a TD vs. Texas A&M as a wide receiver...had a leg contusion vs. Arkansas State, Utah State and UTEP...coaches' special teams player of the game vs. Arkansas Sate...38-yard punt return vs. Washington...23-yard punt return vs. New Mexico...34-yard punt return and a 25-yard rush vs. SMU...79-yard punt return TD at Utah State and was selected as Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division special teams player of the week...had a 28-yard catch vs. UNLV...38-yard TD catch at Tulsa...had a 28-yard kickoff return at TCU...had a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD vs. UTEP to tie WAC, school and Cougar Stadium records...was selected as co-winner of the AT&T Long Distance Award for that kickoff return...had a 67-yard punt return for TD vs. Rice and was chosen WAC Special Teams player of the week & coaches' co-special teams player of the game...injured MCL at Hawai'i...caught a 32-yard pass against Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl...tied school record for most TDs on punt returns in a career, set by Golden Richards.
1997- Signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins.
James Dye, a former BYU WR and the father of signee Trey Dye joins the show to talk BYU Football and the perception of BYU in Big 12 country. Catch BYU Sport...
Jul 18, 2017 · In this edition of BYU Football History Book, we take a look back at the most electric special teams player to ever come through Provo: James Dye. You Punt, You Dye. Those signs were all over Cougar Stadium in 1995 and 1996, when James Dye was making history for BYU football.
