Patrick Mann Estes (January 27, 1872 – February 16, 1947) was an American

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player, attorney, and founder, part owner, and general counsel of the Life and Casualty Company of

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Early years

He attended

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, and he was the first

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for the

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team.

Attorney at law

Estes was then a law partner of Thomas James Tyne.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estes, Pat 1872 births 1947 deaths 19th-century players of American football American football quarterbacks Vanderbilt Commodores football players People from Brownsville, Tennessee People from Nashville, Tennessee Washington University Bears football players Washington University in St. Louis alumni Vanderbilt University alumni