DeLoss Dodds


DeLoss Dodds was the sixth men's athletic director of The University of Texas at Austin.
During his tenure as AD from the fall of 1981 to November 2013, Texas won 19 National Championships and 287 conference titles. Dodds announced on October 1, 2013 that he would be retiring in 2014. However, following the approval and hiring of Steve Patterson to be the next men's athletic director in November 2013, Dodds became a special assistant to University of Texas President Bill Powers on November 25, 2013.

Biography

Dodds was born August 8, 1939 in Riley, Kansas. He is married to Mary Ann ; they have two daughters, Deidre, and Debra. He is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he was also a conference champion in the quarter mile in 1959.
Before taking his current position at Texas, he was the athletic director for the Kansas State Wildcats for five years, from 1977 to 1981. Before that, Dodds was head track coach at Kansas State, a position he held from 1963 to 1976, during which time his teams captured two Big Eight Conference indoor track and field championships.
Dodds was hired in 1981 as the University of Texas' athletic director. During his tenure he has helped Texas through many major events, including the 2010–12 conference realignment frenzy and $380 million in athletic facility upgrades.

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