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.

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