Biographical details | |
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Born | Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S. | June 24, 1932
Playing career | |
1951–1953 | Florida |
Position(s) | Defensive back, quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1957–1963 | Arkansas (assistant) |
1964–1969 | Tennessee |
1970–1978 | Florida |
1979 | Colorado (OC) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1985–2002 | Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 104–58–6 |
Bowls | 2–7 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 SEC (1967, 1969) | |
Awards | |
2× SEC Coach of the Year (1965, 1967) Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2003 (profile) |
Douglas Adair Dickey (born June 24, 1932) is an American former college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. Dickey is a South Dakota native who was raised in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida, where he played college football. He is best known as the head coach of the University of Tennessee and the University of Florida football teams, and afterward, as the athletic director of the University of Tennessee.