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Homer Rice

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Plaque of Rice at Georgia Tech

Homer C. Rice (February 20, 1927 – June 10, 2024) was a American football player, coach and college athletics administrator. He was born in Bellevue, Kentucky. While serving as the athletic director of Georgia Tech, Rice developed the "Total Person Program" which is now the model for NCAA Life Skills program that is in place at universities throughout the United States.[1] He was also head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1979.

Rice died on June 10, 2024 at the age of 97.[2]

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  1. "Life Skills". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. "Ex-Georgia Tech AD Homer Rice, 'the best leader,' dies at 97". ESPN. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

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