[1] His father, Francis Cuyler Van Dyck, was the dean at Rutgers College, a science professor, and a friend of Thomas Edison.

[8] At the Rutgers Field Day held on May 13, 1893, Van Dyck finished in first place in a competition for throwing a baseball the longest distance.

[2] In 1906, he reportedly worked on the project to light the Strait of Magellan on the southern tip of South America.

[15] As of 1909, Rutgers' alumni catalogue reported that Van Dyck was living in Valparaiso, Chile and engaged in the manufacturing business.

[14] In 1925 or 1926, he returned to the United States and was employed by International General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York.

At the time, Van Dyck told a reporter, "Drop kicking was the great thing in those days.

There was no forward pass or head gear or padding except long hair and a bit of rubber clamped between the teeth.