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Tippy Dye | 1915-2012: He was a Michigan-beater
Standout QB at Ohio State later coached, was an AD
By Bill Rabinowitz
The Columbus Dispatch Friday April 13, 2012
Quarterback Tippy Dye guided Ohio State to three consecutive wins over Michigan, from 1934 to ?36.
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Dye coached the Washington basketball team from 1950 to ?59. His 1952-53 team reached the Final Four, the only such appearance in the program?s history.
Until Troy Smith accomplished the feat last decade, only one quarterback in Ohio State?s history had beaten Michigan three straight times.
But that was only one of Tippy Dye?s many athletic achievements, most of which occurred as a coach or administrator.
Dye died on Wednesday at 97 in California after a short illness, according to his niece, Lindsey Ein.
?He led a long and wonderful life,? she said.
Born William Henry Harrison Dye ? his nickname was taken from the ?Tippecanoe? reference attached to his presidential namesake ? Dye grew up in Pomeroy, Ohio.
Dye was believed to be the last surviving member from the Francis Schmidt teams of the 1930s, Ohio State historian Jack Park said yesterday. The 5-foot-7, 135-pound Dye played quarterback in wins ? all by shutout ? over Michigan from 1934 to ?36. He also played on the basketball and baseball teams.
Dye became an assistant football coach under Paul Brown and was the basketball coach from 1947 to ?50, winning a Big Ten title his final season.
But he made an impact far beyond Ohio. He left Ohio State to take the Washington basketball job. In 1953, Dye led the Huskies to what remains their only Final Four appearance.
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Ohio State renaissance man William H. H. 'Tippy' Dye remembered after death
By Aaron Green
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Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Courtesy of the OSU Athletic Department
Former OSU athlete William H. H. 'Tippy' Dye
William H. H. ?Tippy? Dye, a former three-sport athlete, coach and an influential administrator at Ohio State, died earlier this month at the age of 97 in Camptonville, Calif.
?He was a very, very special person,? said Penny Carnegie, Dye?s daughter. ?He was very humble and a warm, loving, caring person.?
The 1937 OSU graduate, who was born in Harrisonville, Ohio, in 1915, and died April 11, is perhaps best remembered around Columbus for being the first Buckeyes quarterback to beat Michigan three times (1934, 1935, 1936). That feat was not matched until former OSU quarterback, Troy Smith, equaled it with wins against the Wolverines from 2004-2006.
However, Dye?s three victories against the Wolverines are a mere bullet point in a long list of life achievements. The former Buckeye was an eight-time letterman across football (1934-1936), basketball (1935-1937) and baseball (1935-1936); an assistant coach on the 1942 OSU National Championship football team under Paul Brown; coach of the OSU basketball team from 1947-1950; coach of the University of Washington basketball team from 1951-1959; and athletic director of the University of Nebraska from 1962-1967.
He also served three years in the Navy during World War II and held the position of athletic director at Wichita State University and Northwestern University.
Although highly successful and well decorated, Dye wasn?t one to boast.
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