What is Pat Dye?
'''Patrick Fain Dye''' (November 6, 1939 &ndash; June 1, 2020) was an [[American football]] player, coach, writer and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at [[East Carolina University]] (1974–1979), the [[University of Wyoming]] (1980), and [[Auburn University]] (1981–1992). He was the Athletic Director at Auburn from 1981 to 1991. From 1961 to 1962, he played for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]. He was added into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach in 2005. On November 19, 2005 the playing field in the stadium at Auburn University was named 'Pat Dye Field' in his honor. Dye was born in [[Blythe, Georgia]]. He studied at the [[University of Georgia]]. Dye wrote two autobiographies and a children's book. He lived in [[Auburn, Alabama]]. On May 21, 2020 Dye was hospitalized in [[Atlanta]] for [[kidney]]-related problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29204666/ex-auburn-football-coach-pat-dye-80-tests-positive-coronavirus|title=Ex-Auburn football coach Pat Dye, 80, tests positive for coronavirus|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=May 21, 2020}}</ref> He was later diagnosed with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2020/05/21/pat-dye-legendary-auburn-coach-coronavirus/5234709002/|title=Legendary Auburn coach Pat Dye tests positive for COVID-19, is hospitalized|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=May 21, 2020}}</ref> He died under [[hospice care]] of [[liver failure]] and [[kidney failure]] in Auburn on June 1, 2020 at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2020/06/legendary-auburn-coach-pat-dye-passes-away-at-80/|title=Legendary Auburn coach Pat Dye passes away at 80|publisher=[[Auburn Plainsman]]|date=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/b970a40d5c21f8c7a0322f6bfd356072|title = Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80|last = Zenor|first = John|date = June 1, 2020|access-date = June 1, 2020|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{