Pat Dye

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Pat Dye was a highly successful American college football coach best known for revitalizing Auburn University's football program in the 1980s and winning multiple SEC championships.

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instanceOf American football coach
college football coach
human
almaMater University of Georgia
AuburnHeadCoachingRecord 99–39–4
awardReceived Paul Bear Bryant Award
SEC Coach of the Year
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
causeOfDeath kidney-related complications
coachedTeam Auburn Tigers football team
East Carolina Pirates football team
Wyoming Cowboys football team
CollegeFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 2005
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1939-11-06
dateOfDeath 2020-06-01
familyName Dye
fullName Patrick Fain Dye
givenName Patrick
memberOfSportsHallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame
notableFor ending Auburn’s nine-game losing streak to Alabama in 1982 Iron Bowl
moving the Iron Bowl to Auburn’s Jordan–Hare Stadium
revitalizing Auburn University football program in the 1980s
numberOfSECChampionshipsAtAuburn 4
overallCollegeHeadCoachingRecord 153–62–5
placeOfBirth Blythe, Georgia, United States
placeOfDeath Auburn, Alabama, United States
playedFor Georgia Bulldogs football team
positionHeld Auburn University athletic director
positionPlayed guard
religion Christianity
residence Auburn, Alabama, United States
role athletic director
SECChampionshipSeasonsAtAuburn 1983
1987
1988
1989
sport American football
tenureAsAuburnAthleticDirectorEnd 1991
tenureAsAuburnAthleticDirectorStart 1981
tenureAsHeadCoachAtAuburnEnd 1992
tenureAsHeadCoachAtAuburnStart 1981
tenureAsHeadCoachAtEastCarolinaEnd 1979
tenureAsHeadCoachAtEastCarolinaStart 1974
tenureAsHeadCoachAtWyomingEnd 1980
tenureAsHeadCoachAtWyomingStart 1980
wonConferenceTitle Southeastern Conference football championship

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