Bobby dodd biography

American football coach, player, and athletic director

Robert Lee Dodd (November 11, – June 21, ) was an American college football player and coach, college baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Georgia Tech from to , compiling a record of –64–8.

His teams won consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) title in and , and his Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team won the Sugar Bowl and was recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors though they finished second behind Michigan State in both major polls. Dodd was also Georgia Tech's head baseball coach from to , tallying a mark of 43–64–2, and the school's athletic director from until All together, Dodd served Georgia Tech 57 years in various capacities.^[3]

Dodd starred as quarterback at the University of Tennessee, playing for teams coached by Robert Neyland from to He also lettered in baseball, basketball, and track at Tennessee.

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