the two old football coaches. As a result, Georgia Tech and Alabama resumed their series from 1979–84. Dodd stayed in touch with many of his former football players over the years and he was like a father to them until his death. "The record I am most proud of", he said, "is from all those years of coaching I probably don't have five former players who are bitter at me or Georgia Tech....means more than the number of games we won." He died on June 21, 1988, at the age of 79, in Atlanta. Alice Dodd was named honorary alumnus of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association in 1967. After her husband's death in 1988, she continued to attend homecoming functions and special events, such as the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl which led to Georgia Tech winning its fourth national championship. Dodd will be portrayed in the upcoming film Bowl Game Armageddon about the 1956 Sugar Bowl. Head coaching record Football Baseball Notes References Further reading External links 1908 births 1988 deaths American football halfbacks American football quarterbacks American football punters Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets athletic directors Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches Tennessee Volunteers baseball players Tennessee Volunteers basketball players Tennessee Volunteers football players All-Southern college football players Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field athletes College Football Hall of Fame inductees People from Galax, Virginia People from Kingsport, Tennessee Coaches of American football from Tennessee Players of American football from Tennessee Baseball coaches from Tennessee Baseball players from Tennessee Basketball players from Tennessee Track and field athletes from Tennessee