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rdfs:label
  • Bobby Dodd
rdfs:comment
  • Bobby Dodd was born in Galax, Virginia. From there, he moved to Kingsport, Tennessee and excelled at several sports at Dobyns-Bennett High School. After playing quarterback at the University of Tennessee, he served as an assistant coach under Bill Alexander at Georgia Tech beginning in 1931. Alexander made the hire while Dodd was still a student at Tennessee.
owl:sameAs
bowloutcome
  • L
  • W
confstanding
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 1.0
  • T–1st
  • T–4th
  • T–5th
  • T–2nd
CFbDWID
  • 602
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CFBHOF year
  • 1993
Poll
  • both
  • two
EndYear
  • 1963
  • 1966
Birth Date
  • 1908-11-11
player years
  • 1928
death place
admin teams
overall record
  • 165
Name
Type
  • coach
bowl record
  • 9
Sport
CFBHOF id
  • 50014
Caption
  • Dodd from The 1963 Blue Print
Coach
  • Y
Conference
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
Ranking
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 13
Player
  • Y
Alternative Names
  • Dodd, Robert Lee
Overall
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 165
Date of Death
  • 1988-06-21
Championship
  • conference
  • national
player teams
Birth Place
coach years
  • 1931
  • 1945
conf
StartYear
  • 1945
  • 1964
Awards
  • 2
  • Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
  • Helms Hall of Fame
  • University of Tennessee Hall of Fame
  • American Football Writers Association Citation of Honor
highschool
death date
  • 1988-06-21
Place of Birth
  • Galax, Virginia
coach teams
Place of death
  • Atlanta, Georgia
ConfRecord
  • 76
ID
  • 50014
bowlname
bcs
  • no
admin years
  • 1950
Championships
  • 1
  • 2.0
Date of Birth
  • 1908-11-11
Short Description
  • American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
player positions
Year
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
abstract
  • Bobby Dodd was born in Galax, Virginia. From there, he moved to Kingsport, Tennessee and excelled at several sports at Dobyns-Bennett High School. After playing quarterback at the University of Tennessee, he served as an assistant coach under Bill Alexander at Georgia Tech beginning in 1931. Alexander made the hire while Dodd was still a student at Tennessee. Dodd succeeded Alexander in 1945 as the third head coach at the Institute. He retired from coaching after the 1966 season, compiling a 165–64–8 record. He also served as Athletic Director from 1950 until 1976. All told, Dodd spent 45 years at Tech in various capacities. Bobby Dodd died in June 1988 at the age of 79 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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