Dick Tamburo

Dick Tamburo
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

  1. Bendel, Joe (March 8, 1992). "Tamburo to retire as AD at Missouri". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. Ted Smits, "Michigan State and Tech Pace All-American," Florence Times-Daily, p. 8 (December 5, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. International News Service, "Hardeman, Morehead on INS All-American team," Rome News-Tribune, p. 15 (November 30, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  4. "Arizona State's Tamburo Quits as Athletic Director Amid a Drug Controversy". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1985.
  5. "Missouri AD Tamburo opts for retirement over chance". Southeast Missourian. February 26, 1992.