Doug Dickey

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Doug Dickey

Born	June 24, 1932 Vermillion, South Dakota
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	University of Florida
Known for	Being the athletic director for University of Tennessee and Head Coach for the University of Florida

Doug Dickey (born June 24, 1932) was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Dickey is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his coaching at Tennessee and Florida.

1 College career
2 Coaching career
3 Administrative career
4 Honors
5 External links

[edit] College career

Dickey grew up in Gainesville, Florida and is an alumnus of the University of Florida, where he played quarterback for the football team from 1951 through 1953 and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

[edit] Coaching career

Dickey was hired as head coach at the University of Tennessee in 1964 by athletic director Bob Woodruff, Dickey's head coach during his playing years at Florida. Many supporters of Tennessee football credit Dickey with rejuvenating the program. Dickey was recognized as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 1965 and 1967. Dickey's Tennessee teams won SEC Championships in 1967 and 1969.

Dickey is credited with starting two Tennessee traditions that endure today. He decided to place a "T" decal on the sides of the helmets, and worked with the band to form the "T" that the players enter the field through.

In 1970, Dickey returned to his alma mater to become head football coach at the University of Florida. In his nine years as Florida coach, Dickey led the Gators to four bowl appearances. Dickey did not achieve the same success at Florida that he did at Tennessee, and was replaced by Charley Pell for the 1979 season.

[edit] Administrative career

Dickey returned to the University of Tennessee in 1984, where he served as athletic director from 1986 through 2002, leading one of the premiere inter-collegiate athletic programs in the nation.

[edit] Honors

Dickey was honored as "Tennessean of the Year" by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[1]
Dickey was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame (as a coach) in 2003.

[edit] External links

UT Sports Coaching Records

v • d • e Florida Gators Quarterbacks

Bell • Berlin • Brantley • Dickey • Gailey • Grossman • Johnson • Leak • Martin • Matthews • Newton • Palmer • Perry • Reaves • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Sullivan • Tebow • Wuerffel

v • d • e Florida Gators Head Football Coaches

Forsythe • G.E. Pyle • McCoy • Busser • Kline • Van Fleet • Sebring • Bachman • Stanley • Cody • Lieb • Wolf • Woodruff • Graves • Dickey • Pell • Hall • Darnell • Spurrier • Zook • Strong • Meyer

v • d • e Tennessee Volunteers Head Football Coaches

Pierce • Kelley • Fisher • Crawford • Depree • Levene • Stone • Clevenger • Bender • Banks • Neyland • Britton • Barnhill • Robinson • Wyatt • McDonald • Dickey • Battle • Majors • Fulmer

Preceded by Jim McDonald	University of Tennessee Head Football Coach 1964–1969	Succeeded by Bill Battle
Preceded by Ray Graves	University of Florida Head Football Coach 1970–1978	Succeeded by Charley Pell