Pat Dye, who led the Auburn football team to national prominence and four SEC titles, has died at the age of 80.

Dye was recently been hospitalized with kidney issues.

During his tenure as coach of the Auburn Tigers, Dye led teams to a 99-39-4 record in 12 seasons. He also coached at East Carolina for six seasons and Wyoming for one, leading to a final record of 153-62-5 in 19 years as a Division I head coach.

Dye was indicted into in The National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Dye was born in Blythe, Georgia November 6, 1939. He attended Georgia where he was an All-SEC and All-American lineman.