Doug Dickey (born June 24, 1932) was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Dickey grew up in Gainesville, Florida and is an alumnus of the University of Florida, where he played quarterback for the football team from 1951 through 1953 and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Vermillion is a small town in the southeast corner of South Dakota, USA. Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion has a mixed academic and rural character: The University is the flagship academic institution in the state, boasting the states only law and medical school, a business school... Gainesville is the largest city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida. ... The University of Florida (also known as Florida or UF) is a public university and land-grant institution located in Gainesville, Florida. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...

Dickey was hired as head coach at the University of Tennessee in 1964 by athletic director Bob Woodruff, Dickey's head coach during his playing years at Florida. Many supporters of Tennessee football credit Dickey with rejuvenating the program. Dickey was recognized as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 1965 and 1967. Dickey's Tennessee teams won SEC Championships in 1967 and 1969. The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Bob Woodruff with former World News Tonight co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas Robert William Bob Woodruff (born 1961) is an American television journalist. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

In 1970, Dickey returned to his alma mater to become head football coach at the University of Florida. In his nine years as Florida coach, Dickey led the Gators to four bowl appearances. Dickey did not achieve the same success at Florida that he did at Tennessee, and was replaced by Charley Pell for the 1979 season. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Dickey returned to the University of Tennessee in 1984, where he served as athletic director from 1986 through 2002, leading one of the premiere inter-collegiate athletic programs in the nation. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...