Bobby Dodd
Dodd from the 1963 Blueprint
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
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November 11, 1908 Galax, Virginia |
| Died | June 21, 1988 (aged 79) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1928–1930 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, tailback, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1931–1944 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| 1945–1966 | Georgia Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1950–1976 | Georgia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 165–64–8 |
| Bowls | 9–4 |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1993 (profile) |
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Mack Tharpe
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William Alexander
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GT Football Team 1938
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Ray Graves and Frank Broyles
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Guard Franklin Brooks
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Wife & Children 1952
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GT Football team 1962
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GT Football team 1966
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Bill Curry 1976
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Robert Lee Dodd (November 11, 1908 – June 21, 1988) was an American college football coach at Georgia Tech. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and coach, something that only four people have accomplished.
After playing quarterback at the University of Tennessee, he served as an assistant coach under William Alexander at Georgia Tech beginning in December 1930. 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 together, Dodd served Georgia Tech 57 years in various capacities. Bobby Dodd died in June 1988 at the age of 79 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd was born in 1908 in Galax, Virginia. He was named after another famous Virginian, Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Dodd was the youngest of Edwin and Susan Dodd's four children. In the fall of 1921, the Dodd family relocated to Kingsport, Tennessee. When Dodd was twelve and weighed only 100 pounds, he made the seventh-grade team of Kingsport's first organized football program.
However, the happiness of Bobby Dodd's early life came to a sad end in 1924 when his father committed suicide due to business failure and financial troubles. The family was forced to move, but was held together by the perseverance of Dodd's mother. During the next three seasons, the Kingsport Indians were very successful, gaining two state titles. They were helped by Dodd, who moved from receiver to quarterback and kicker. In 1926, Bobby Dodd graduated and was admitted to the University of Tennessee with a football scholarship.
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