| Full name: | John Borland Thayer |
| Born: | 24th February 1894, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Died: | 20th September 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Biography: | His suicide, cutting his throat, came about during a bout of extreme depression brought on by the death of his son Edward Thayer, killed fighting the Japanese shortly before the end of the Second World War |
| Relations: | Cousin: SG Thayer; Father: JB Thayer; Uncle: SG Thayer; Uncle: GC Thayer; Uncle: HC Thayer; Uncle: W Thayer |
| Teams: | Merion (Halifax Cup: 1910-1921); Philadelphia (Miscellaneous: 1910); University of Pennsylvania (Miscellaneous: 1913-1916); All teams |
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