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American football player (1930–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Pfeiffer Tamburo (February 6, 1930 – February 24, 2020) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania,[1] he played college football for the Michigan State Spartans football team and was selected by the Associated Press, the International News Service and the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1952 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He later went into coaching and intercollegiate athletic administration. He served as the athletic director at Texas Tech (1978–1980), Arizona State University (1980–1985), and the University of Missouri (1988–1992).[4][5] Tamburo died in Phoenix on February 24, 2020, aged 90.[6][7][8]
Biographical details | |
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Born | New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 6, 1930
Died | February 24, 2020 90) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1950–1952 | Michigan State |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1958–1966 | Arizona State (assistant) |
1967–1970 | Iowa (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1971–1972 | Kent State (assistant AD) |
1972–1978 | Illinois (associate AD) |
1978–1980 | Texas Tech |
1980–1985 | Arizona State |
1985–1986 | Fresno State (associate AD) |
1986–1988 | Missouri (assistant AD) |
1988–1992 | Missouri |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
First-team All-American (1952) | |
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