Tippy Dye
c. 1966, at Nebraska
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1915 Harrisonville, Ohio |
| Died | April 11, 2012 (aged 97) Grass Valley, California |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1937 | Ohio State |
| Football | |
| 1935–1937 | Ohio State |
| 1937–1938 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Position(s) | Basketball: Guard Football: Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1942 | Brown |
| 1942–1943 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 1946–1950 | Ohio State |
| 1950–1959 | Washington |
| Football | |
| 1941 | Brown (assistant) |
| 1942 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1959–1962 | Wichita State |
| 1962–1967 | Nebraska |
| 1967–1974 | Northwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 220–132 |
William Henry Harrison "Tippy" Dye (April 1, 1915 – April 11, 2012) was an American college athlete, coach, and athletic director. As a basketball head coach, Dye led the University of Washington to its only NCAA Final Four appearance in 1953. As an athletic director, Dye helped build the University of Nebraska football dynasty in the 1960s.
Born in Harrisonville, Ohio, Dye enrolled at Ohio State University in 1933 and became a star three-sport athlete for the Buckeyes. He earned three varsity letters as a football quarterback in 1934, 1935, and 1936. His team finished those seasons with records of 7–1, 7–1, and 5–3, respectively, and until 2006 he was the only Buckeye quarterback to win three consecutive games over the University of Michigan. Dye also played guard on the basketball team, lettering in 1935, 1936, and 1937. He was an All-Conference selection in the Big Ten in 1936 and 1937. In 1937 he was also the team's captain. Dye lettered in baseball in 1935 and 1936.
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