Later Life and Death
On August 15, 1980, Devine announced that he would be leaving Notre Dame at the end of the 1980 season (to be succeeded by Gerry Faust), saying he wanted to be able to spend more time with his wife. He moved back to Arizona and became a fundraiser for Arizona State's Sun Devil Foundation. In 1985, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, and then returned to his old school at Missouri seven years later as athletic director to help navigate the school through financial troubles.
In 2000, Devine's wife died. His own health began to deteriorate in February 2001, when after undergoing heart surgery, he suffered a ruptured aorta. Fifteen months later, he died at home.
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