Auburn Legend, Pat Dye has passed away at the age of 80
Pat Dye is gone at the age of 80 after he was recently hospitalized with a kidney issue and tested positive for the Coronavirus. Lee County Coroner, Bill Harris says…
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Pat Dye is gone at the age of 80 after he was recently hospitalized with a kidney issue and tested positive for the Coronavirus. Lee County Coroner, Bill Harris says…
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Legendary Auburn University football coach Pat Dye is in the hospital and has tested positive for COVID-19. That's according to a post from his sister's church in Toccoa, Georgia. Dye, 80, is very weak, according to the post from the…
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