Homer Rice
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Homer C. Rice (born February 20, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.[1] As Director of Athletics at Georgia Tech, Rice successfully developed and implemented the Total Person Program which is now the model for NCAA Life Skills Program that is in place at universities throughout the nation.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1927-02-20) February 20, 1927 (age 97) Bellevue, Kentucky, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951 | Wartburg Central HS (TN) |
1952–1953 | Spring City HS (TN) |
1954–1961 | Ft. Thomas Highlands HS (KY) |
1962–1965 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1966 | Oklahoma (backs) |
1967–1968 | Cincinnati |
1976–1977 | Rice |
1978–1979 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1969–1975 | North Carolina |
1976–1977 | Rice |
1980–1997 | Georgia Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–28–1 (college) 8–19 (NFL) 101–9–7 (high school) |
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