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Dartmouth’s all-time winningest head football coach, Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens, died Tuesday following injuries he sustained from a bike accident,the college confirmed. He was 66.
“This is tragic news for Dartmouth and the entire football world,” Harrity and Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock said in an email to the Dartmouth community. “Buddy not only was synonymous with Dartmouth football, he was a beloved coach and an innovative, inspirational leader who helped shape the lives of generations of students.”
Dartmouth Big Green head coach Buddy Teevens looks on during the game between the Penn Quakers and the Dartmouth Big Green on October 4, 2019 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, PA.Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty
The team is set to play its game against Lehigh University on Saturday at Memorial Field. There will be a moment of silence prior to the game with a gathering of remembrance in honor of Teevens taking place afterward.
Additionally, eight Ivy League football teams previously announced they would alsowear a decal with Teevens initialson their helmets this fall to show support for the family.
Teevens, a native of Pembroke, Massachusetts, grew up in an athletic family with many ties to the Ivy League college. His father, Eugene F. Teevens II, played hockey at Dartmouth, and his brother, Shaun, also played football and hockey at the college.
Dartmouth Head Coach, Buddy Teevens watches his team warmup during the NCAA football game between the Dartmouth Big Green and Yale Bulldogs at the Yale Bowl in New Haven Connecticut.Ron Waite/CSM/Shutterstock
Ron Waite/CSM/Shutterstock
He went on to follow in their footsteps, playing football at Dartmouth as a quarterback and was named Ivy League Player of the Year in 1978 when he led the school’s team, Big Green, to the Ivy League title. He also helped take Dartmouth to a third-place finish at the 1979 NCAA championship in hockey.
Teevens then became a head football coach for two years at the University of Maine before returning to his alma mater to coach football from 1987 through 1991, leading the team to an Ivy League title tie in 1990 and win in 1991.
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He then coached at Tulane and Stanford Universities, before returning to Dartmouth in 2005 and leading the team to Ivy League crowns in 2015, 2019 and 2021, the college shared, adding that he was named the New England Coach of the Year in 1990, 2015 and 2019, and Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2021.
Dartmouth Big Green head coach Buddy Teevens during warmups before a game against the Stetson Hatters on September 16, 2017 at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida.Mike Janes/Four Seam Images via AP
Mike Janes/Four Seam Images via AP
“His impact both on college football and the NFL has been enormous,” Dartmouth recalled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying about Teevens at the 2023 NFL draft. “He has been a leader in making our game safer through breakthrough innovations. He is a pioneer in hiring female coaches, two of whom are currently coaching in the NFL.”
source: people.com
