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Dick Biddle

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Sport(s)
  
Football

1977–1982
  
Colgate (assistant)

Positions
  
Linebacker

1973–1976
  
Allegheny (assistant)

Education
  
Duke University

1967–1970
  
Duke

Role
  
Coach

Alma mater
  
Duke University

Name
  
Dick Biddle


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Born
  
November 26, 1947 (age 76) Parkersburg, West Virginia (
1947-11-26
)

1983–1984
  
Virginia Tech (assistant)

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Dick Biddle (born November 26, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. he served as head football coach at Colgate University from 1996 through 2013, compiling a record of 137–73. This ranks him first at Colgate in terms of total wins and he has achieved the best winning percentage of any Colgate coach with seven or more years at the helm of the Raiders. Biddle is also the first Colgate coach to ever record nine straight seasons with seven or more victories. In 2012, he led the Raiders to the Patriot League title and the NCAA FCS Playoffs (first round loss to Wagner). Overall, he led Colgate to seven Patriot League Championships (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2012). Prior to coaching, Biddle was an all-Atlantic Coast Conference linebacker for two seasons at Duke. The former Blue Devil co-captain received third team Associated Press All-America honors in his senior year and was a participant in the Blue-Gray and Hula Bowl games. Biddle is a three-time winner of Duke's Hatchet Award, given to the most valuable player on defense. In his senior year he also received the Blue Devil Club Award as the senior who contributed the most to the team. He is a member of the All-Century Team at Duke. Biddle retired after the 2013 season and was succeeded by Dan Hunt.

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