The Georgia Tech athletics department is mourning the loss of legendary former athletics director Dr. Homer Rice.
Rice died on Monday, June 10, at age 97.
He was the athletics director for the Yellow Jackets from 1980-1997.
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As athletic director, he hired some of Tech’s most successful coaches, including Bobby Cremins in basketball, Bobby Ross and George O’Leary in football, Jim Morris and Danny Hall in baseball, and Bruce Heppler in golf.
During his time as athletic director, Georgia Tech won 16 ACC championships in five sports.
He continued to teach leadership classes at Tech until recently and has written several books on leadership success.
In 2021, a statue of Rice was dedicated outside Bobby Dodd Stadium, joining statues of legendary Georgia Tech coaches John Heisman and Bobby Dodd.
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