Deloss dodds biography

Biography....

Born in Riley, Kan., Dodds was a prep football, basketball and track standout -- they called him the "Riley Flash." He later graduated from.

Biography.

DeLoss Dodds first came to Kansas State in 1957 after a successful prep track career at nearby Riley County High School.

DeLoss Dodds was born on August 8, 1939 in Riley, Kansas, USA. He is married to Mary Ann Chamberlain.

DeLoss Dodds

DeLoss Dodds Born: August 8, 1939 (Riley, KS)
Sponsored by: Jack Parr Graduated: Riley High School, 1955; Kansas State University, 1959
The list of inductees to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame for their contributions to athletics as an athletic administrator is long and illustrious, including some of the biggest names in Kansas sports history like, Phog Allen, Ernie Barrett, Arthur Lonborg, Paul Gross, and Carnie Smith.

Today, another name is added to the list of memorable athletic directors with Kansas ties and his name is one that is known throughout the nation.
Many sports fans across the country will recognize the name DeLoss Dodds for the enormous impact he had while serving as the sixth men’s Athletic Director at the University of Texas in Austin from 1981 to 2013.

Yet, while Dodds’ national fame might have come from his outstanding work in Texas, he has always been a Kansan.
Born and raised in Riley, Kansas, it seemed that as a young man, Dodds would make