Pat Dye
Pat Dye at Crooked Oaks Farm, December 24, 2018 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1939 Blythe, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2020 (aged 80) Auburn, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1954–1956 | Richmond Academy |
| 1957 | Georgia Bullpups |
| 1958–1960 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 1961–1962 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1963-1964 | Fort Benning Doughboys |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard, defensive end, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1973 | Alabama (LB/Recruiting Coordinator) |
| 1974–1979 | East Carolina |
| 1980 | Wyoming |
| 1981–1992 | Auburn |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1981–1992 | Auburn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 153–62–5 |
| Bowls | 7–2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| GHSA Class 3A State Football champion (1956) GHSA Class 3A State Track champion (1957) SEC champion (1959) Missile Bowl champion (1964) SoCon champion (1976) Division I-A national champion (1983) 4x SEC champion (1983, 1987, 1988, 1989) | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2005 (profile) | |
Patrick Fain Dye (November 6, 1939 – June 1, 2020) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University (1974–1979), the University of Wyoming (1980), and Auburn University (1981–1992) compiling a career college football record of 153–62–5. While the head coach at Auburn, he led the team to four Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships and was named the SEC Coach of the Year three times. He served as the athletic director at Auburn from 1981 to 1991 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2005. On November 19, 2005, the playing field at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium was named "Pat Dye Field" in his honor.