Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye passed away Monday at the age of 80.
Dye was battling kidney disease and also suffered from COVID-19.
After coaching at Wyoming, Dye arrived at Auburn in 1981 and coached through the 1992 season. Dye also acted as athletic director from 1981-1991.
Dye was 99-39-4 at Auburn. He won four SEC championships during his tenure at Auburn. He was named SEC Coach of the Year three times (1983, 1987 and 1988). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Dye, who was moved to Bethany House in Auburn following a stay at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, listened to phone calls on Monday morning from family, friends and former players, according to 247 sports.
His son, Pat Dye Jr., an NFL player agent, had said his father was asymptomatic to the coronavirus while battling the kidney problems.
Dye is survived by four children and nine grandchildren.
We wouldn't be the Auburn we all enjoy and love today without Coach Pat Dye.
His impact on the community, athletics and countless individuals are immeasurable.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Dye family. pic.twitter.com/Fyt6Ts2rVc
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) June 1, 2020
Pat Dye, one of the most famous former Auburn football coaches, has died. https://t.co/HNDzLCrkCX pic.twitter.com/qrP0PEBDug
— The Auburn Plainsman (@TheAUPlainsman) June 1, 2020
RIP to Pat Dye! Enjoyed every moment he came to practice to spend his time with us man…will always appreciate every time i saw him and every word he spoke
— Kerryon Johnson (@AyeyoKEJO) June 1, 2020
Coach Pat Dye, thank you for the wisdom, Auburn spirit, and courage. It was an honor to know you for who you were as a person. To the family, we are all praying for your loss. War Eagle 🦅 forvever coach Dye.
— Kodi Burns (@KodiBurns) June 1, 2020
RIP Coach Pat Dye. It was honor to know you pic.twitter.com/P5uYscjaJF
— Sean White (@SeanWhiteAU) June 1, 2020
Thank you for the memories Coach! #GoneButNeverForgotten #WarEagle #PatDye pic.twitter.com/OinrxFw9IO
— E2C Network: Auburn Athletics Podcasts (@E2C_Network) June 1, 2020
A young Pat Dye and Paul "Bear" Bryant at a hunting lodge in 1982 in this great photo shot by Charles Nesbitt of the The Birmingham News.
Dye, the legendary Auburn coach, died Monday. Alabama's Bryant died in 1983. pic.twitter.com/PySF4n6otO
— Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) June 1, 2020
RIP Coach Pat Dye. Yes, he won four SEC championships but his greatest accomplishment, IMO, was getting Auburn's home games in the Iron Bowl moved to Jordan-Hare Stadium. That changed the Auburn-Alabama rivalry forever. https://t.co/oE3pndyT4u
— Tony Barnhart (@MrCFB) June 1, 2020