Tippy Dye
1915–2012 (age 97)
College basketball coach and athletics administrator
Biography
Tippy Dye spent decades shaping college athletics, first as a standout player and then as a head basketball coach who inspired young men to compete with integrity while building teams known for discipline and heart.
As an athletics administrator he championed scholar-athletes, strengthened facilities, and helped ensure that campuses could offer meaningful opportunities for competition and character development.