Longtime coach Dana Dimel led three different college football programs during his standout career. He most recently assisted the Fighting Illini’s offense.
College football coach Dana Dimel died Tuesday. He was 62.
The Illinois football program, for which Dimel was serving as a senior offensive assistant, confirmed his unexpected death.
The former coach died in his sleep, his agent, Pete Roussel, said.
Dimel spent six seasons as the head coach at UTEP before his most recent role at Illinois. He also served as the head coach at Wyoming in the late ’90s before leading the Houston Cougars from 2000-02.
Dimel earned All-American honors during his stint as an offensive lineman at Kansas State before he made the leap to coaching.
