| Dee Andros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Oregon State | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | 1924 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 62-80-2 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1946-49 | Oklahoma | |
| Position | Guard | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1962-1964 1965-1975 |
University of Idaho Oregon State |
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Early life
Dee Andros, born Demosthenes Konstandies Andrecopoulos, received his high school education at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s Central High School, and then enlisted in the military in 1942. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. [1] Andros was a veteran of World War II where he served four years in the United States Marine Corps. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was awarded the Bronze Star and spent more than a month under heavy fire on Iwo Jima. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese [1] He was present at the famed moment when six soldiers raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a
Andros played his college football at Oklahoma from 1946-1949, under hall of fame coach Bud Wilkinson. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was a Hall of Fame American football coach for the University of Oklahoma. [1] He was drafted in the 14th round (177th overall) by the Chicago Cardinals in 1950. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. [2]. Dee's brother Plato was an All-American at Oklahoma in 1946 and played four years in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals. Plato Gus Andrecopoulos ( November 28, 1921 &ndash September 22, 2008) was a former college All-American and professional The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
Coaching career
Andros coaching career included stops as an assistant at OU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Nebraska, California and Illinois. While Dee was serving as an assistant, Texas Tech went to the Sun Bowl and California to the Rose Bowl in 1959. He earned his first head coaching position at the University of Idaho in 1962.
Andros was hired as the head coach at Oregon State in 1965, replacing the legendary Tommy Prothro. James Thompson "Tommy" Prothro Jr ( July 20, 1920 - May 14, 1995) was an American football coach at both the collegiate In his tenure at OSU, he compiled a 51-64-1 record. In the 11 Civil War games he coached in, he won 9. He was nicknamed "The Great Pumpkin" for his bright orange jacket and his rather large physical size.
Andros is best known for his incredible 1967 season in which his team, dubbed the "Giant Killers", went 7-2-1. In that season the Beavers, led by quarterback Steve Preece, beat #2 Purdue, tied the new #2 UCLA, and then beat #1 USC. Steven Packer "Steve" Preece (born February 15, 1947 in Boise Idaho) is a former professional football player a Defensive The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United But because they lost to Washington (and tied UCLA), USC won the conference title by a half game, and earned the Rose Bowl berth, from which they defeated the Big 10's Indiana 14-3 and won the national title. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. Oregon State would finish with a #7 national ranking, but no bowl game. In 1968, the OSU Beavers would be a pre-season #6, go 7-3 and finish #15, again not competing in a bowl game, as there were few in the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969
Later life and family
After stepping down as head football coach in 1975, Andros was named athletic director, succeeding Jim Barratt. Andros served in this capacity until the spring of 1985, when he retired. Though retired, Andros continued to serve as a special assistant within the Beaver Athletic Scholarship Fund until health problems forced him to remain at his Corvallis home. He spent nearly 40 years of his life involved with Oregon State athletics. The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University, a University located in Corvallis Oregon in the United States
In 1992, his ‘Giant Killers’ team (1967 Oregon State team) was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes teams coaches and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon [1] In the spring of 2003, Dee was awarded the Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fifth Annual Bennys celebration at Oregon State. Andros married Luella Andros, and they would have on daughter named Jeanna. [1] Dee Andros died on October 22, 2003, at the age of 79 in Corvallis, Oregon. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Corvallis (kɔrˈvælɪs is a City located in central western Oregon, United States. [1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (1962 – 1964) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Idaho | 2-6-1 | |||||||
| 1963 | Idaho | 5-4 | 1-0 | ||||||
| 1964 | Idaho | 4-6 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Idaho: | 11-16-1 | ||||||||
| Oregon State Beavers (Pac 10 Conference) (1965 – 1975) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Oregon State | 5-5 | 1-3 | 7th | |||||
| 1966 | Oregon State | 7-3 | 3-1 | T-2nd | 19 | ||||
| 1967 | Oregon State | 7-2-1 | 4-1-1 | T-2nd | 8 | 7 | |||
| 1968 | Oregon State | 7-3 | 5-1 | 2nd | 13 | 15 | |||
| 1969 | Oregon State | 6-4 | 4-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1970 | Oregon State | 6-5 | 3-4 | T-6th | |||||
| 1971 | Oregon State | 5-6 | 3-3 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Oregon State | 2-9 | 1-6 | 8th | |||||
| 1973 | Oregon State | 2-9 | 2-5 | T-6th | |||||
| 1974 | Oregon State | 3-8 | 3-4 | T-5th | |||||
| 1975 | Oregon State | 1-10 | 1-6 | 7th | |||||
| Oregon State: | 51-64-1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 62-80-2 (. The University of Idaho is Idaho 's oldest public university located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County. The Big Sky Conference (or BSC) is an intercollegiate College athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division I, with football The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University (based in Corvallis Oregon) in NCAA Division I-A College football The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. 438) | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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References
- ^ a b c d e f Goe, Ken. Dee Andros: 1924 – 2003 Handling heat a constant for OSU’s ‘Great Pumpkin’. The Oregonian, October 23, 2003. The Oregonian is the major daily Newspaper in Portland Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Oklahoma Sooners History Page, "OU in the draft"
External links
- KATU.com sports - Information
- Oregon State still missing Andros - 16-Sep-1998, by Loel Schrader, USC sportswriter
- College Football Data Warehouse.com - Dee Andros' coaching record
- Season of the Giant Killers - Oregon State - 1967
- Final AP Poll - 1967 season
- Final AP Poll - 1968 season
- Dee Andros at Find A Grave Retrived on 2008-02-17
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andros, Dee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andrecopoulos, Demosthenes Konstandies |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American Football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 2003 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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