American football coach, player, and athletic director
Bobby Dodd
Dodd from the 1963 Blueprint
Biographical details
Born
(1908-11-11)November 11, 1908 Galax, Virginia, U.S.
Died
June 21, 1988(1988-06-21) (aged 79) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1930
Tennessee
Basketball
1928–1930
Tennessee
Baseball
1930
Tennessee
Position(s)
Quarterback, tailback, punter (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1944
Georgia Tech (backfield)
1945–1966
Georgia Tech
Baseball
1932–1939
Georgia Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1950–1976
Georgia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall
165–64–8 (football) 43–64–2 (baseball)
Bowls
9–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football National (1952) SEC (1951–1952)
Awards
Football SEC Coach of the Year (1951–1952) American Football Writers Association Citation of Honor[1] First-team All-American (1930)
General Helms Hall of Fame[1] University of Tennessee Hall of Fame[1] Georgia Sports Hall of Fame[1][2]
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1993 (profile)
Robert Lee Dodd (November 11, 1908 – June 21, 1988) was an American college football player and coach, college baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Georgia Tech from 1945 to 1966, compiling a record of 165–64–8. His teams won consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) title in 1951 and 1952, and his 1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team won the 1953 Sugar Bowl and was recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors though they finished second behind Michigan State in both major polls. Dodd was also Georgia Tech's head baseball coach from 1932 to 1939, tallying a mark of 43–64–2, and the school's athletic director from 1950 until 1976. All together, Dodd served Georgia Tech 57 years in various capacities.[3]
Dodd starred as quarterback at the University of Tennessee, playing for teams coached by Robert Neyland from 1928 to 1930. He also lettered in baseball, basketball, and track at Tennessee. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Dodd began his coaching career at Georgia Tech, working as an assistant under William Alexander from 1931 until succeeding Alexander as head football coach in 1945. Dodd was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1959 and a coach in 1993. He is one of four individuals to be so honored, along with Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bowden Wyatt, and Steve Spurrier.[4][1]
^ abcde"Bobby Dodd biography". Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
^"Alphabetical Inductee List" (PDF). Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
^"Bobby "In Dodd We Trust" Dodd". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^"Bobby Dodd". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
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