Doug Dickey

Doug Dickey
Dickey from 1971 GATORS yearbook
Biographical details
Born (1932-06-24) June 24, 1932 (age 92)
Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
1951–1953Florida
Position(s)Defensive back, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1963Arkansas (assistant)
1964–1969Tennessee
1970–1978Florida
1979Colorado (OC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1985–2002Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall104–58–6
Bowls2–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SEC (1967, 1969)
Awards
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.