Bobby Dodd
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Bobby Dodd was a highly respected American college football coach and administrator best known for his long, successful tenure leading the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bobby Dodd canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
College Football Hall of Fame inductee as coach
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College Football Hall of Fame inductee as player ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| children | Robert Dodd Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingRecord | over 150 wins as head coach at Georgia Tech ⓘ |
| coachOf | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-06-21 ⓘ |
| employer | Georgia Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1966 (head coach at Georgia Tech)
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1976 (athletic director at Georgia Tech) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
athletic administration
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sports management ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Lee Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | college football coaching ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on sportsmanship and player welfare
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long tenure as Georgia Tech head football coach ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | NCAA college football ⓘ |
| legacy | Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Tennessee Volunteers football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bobby Dodd Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | undefeated season and national recognition at Georgia Tech ⓘ |
| notableStrategy | conservative, mistake-free style of play ⓘ |
| notableWork | building Georgia Tech into a national football power ⓘ |
| occupation | American football player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Galax, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Tennessee Volunteers football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
athletic director at Georgia Tech
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head football coach at Georgia Tech ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
halfback
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quarterback ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Davis Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1945 (head coach at Georgia Tech)
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1950 (athletic director at Georgia Tech) ⓘ |
| teamCoached | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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