Biographical details | |
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Born | Bellevue, Kentucky, U.S. | February 20, 1927
Died | June 10, 2024 | (aged 97)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951 | Wartburg Central HS (TN) |
1952–1953 | Spring City HS (TN) |
1954–1961 | Ft. Thomas Highlands HS (KY) |
1962–1965 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1966 | Oklahoma (backs) |
1967–1968 | Cincinnati |
1976–1977 | Rice |
1978–1979 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1969–1975 | North Carolina |
1976–1977 | Rice |
1980–1997 | Georgia Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–28–1 (college) 8–19 (NFL) 101–9–7 (high school) |
Homer C. Rice (February 20, 1927 – June 10, 2024) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.[1] As Director of Athletics at Georgia Tech, Rice successfully developed and implemented the Total Person Program which is now the model for NCAA Life Skills Program that is in place at universities throughout the nation.