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. Dye was named the AT&T Long Distance Player of the Year for Punt Returns as a junior and then a co-winner of the same award his senior year. A 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against UTEP earned him the award the following season, tying WAC, school and Cougar Stadium records. He received first-team All-WAC honors both his junior and senior year. Dye was also a two-time winner of the Cougar Club Crowd-Pleaser Award as well as the team Special Teams MVP.
Professional
- Signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins in 1997
Personal
- Born in Oakland, California
- Parents are James Dye and Anne M. Dansby
- Married Carolyn Simon
- Majored in psychology
Before BYU
- Graduated from Crenshaw High in Los Angeles and hleped the Cougars to the Pacific Conference title and LA City Championship
- Lettered twice at Utah State
- Named to the All-Big West Second Team as a kickoff return specialist in 1993
- Led the Big West in punt returns and finished eighth nationally with a 12.2-yard average
- Attended Utah Valley State College in 1994, which does not have a football program