Homer Rice was a college athletic director and football coach. From 1967 to 1968, he served as the head football coach at Cincinnati, where he compiled an 8-10-1 record. From 1976 to 1977, he coached at Rice, where he compiled a 4-18 record. He has also served as Offensive Coordinator at Oklahoma (1966), and Assistant Coach at Kentucky.
From 1969 to 1975, he served as the athletic director at North Carolina, and from 1976 to 1977, he served as the athletic director at Rice. His longest tenure as an athletic director though, came at Georgia Tech, where he served from 1980 to 1997. During that tenure, the Yellow Jackets accomplished more than they ever had, giving rise to several top athletic programs.
As a high school coach, Homer Rice won nine Coach of the Year Awards. He earned 1976's "Master of the Passing Game" award.
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