Dick Tamburo
Dick Tamburo | |
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Sport(s) | Football |
Playing career | |
1950–1952 | Michigan State |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1958–1966 1967–1970 |
Arizona State (assistant) Iowa (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1971–1972 1972–1978 1978–1980 1980–1985 1985–1986 1986–1988 1988–1992 |
Kent State (assistant AD) Illinois (associate AD) Texas Tech Arizona State Fresno State (associate AD) Missouri (assistant AD) Missouri |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards
First-team All-American (1952) |
Richard P. "Dick" Tamburo (born c. 1930) was an American football player and athletic coach and 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]
References
- ↑ Bendel, Joe (March 8, 1992). "Tamburo to retire as AD at Missouri". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ↑ Ted Smits, "Michigan State and Tech Pace All-American," Florence Times-Daily, p. 8 (December 5, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ International News Service, "Hardeman, Morehead on INS All-American team," Rome News-Tribune, p. 15 (November 30, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Arizona State's Tamburo Quits as Athletic Director Amid a Drug Controversy". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1985.
- ↑ "Missouri AD Tamburo opts for retirement over chance". Southeast Missourian. February 26, 1992.
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