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Former Alabama athletics director, football star Cecil 'Hootie' Ingram dies at 90

By Creg Stephenson |

Cecil "Hootie" Ingram, the former Alabama football star who later became athletics director, has died. He was 90.

Ingram's death was confirmed to AL.com by Tommy Ford.



Born Sept. 2, 1933, in Tuscaloosa, Ingram signed with Alabama in 1951 after a multi-sport career at Tuscaloosa High. He was an All-SEC defensive back as a sophomore in 1952, when he set a conference record with 10 interceptions.

Ingram added an interception and an 80-yard punt return in the Crimson Tide's season-ending 61-6 victory over Syracuse in the Orange Bowl, the most lop-sided postseason win in program history. He also played baseball.

Ingram also coached at Virginia Tech (then VPI), Georgia and Arkansas before becoming head coach at Clemson in 1970. His Tigers went just 12-21 in three seasons before he left to join the Southeastern Conference office as associate commissioner.

Ingram stayed with the SEC until 1981, when he became athletics director at Florida State. He remained with the Seminoles until 1989, when he returned to his alma mater to replace Steve Sloan, who died just last month at age 79.