Photos: Former Georgia Tech athletic director Homer Rice dies

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Photos of Homer Rice, who served as Georgia Tech's athletic director for 17 years. Rice died Monday at the age of 97.

Former Georgia Tech athletic director Homer Rice is honored at halftime of the Yellow Jackets' Oct. 30, 2021 game against Virginia Tech. Rice died Monday at age 97. (Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)

Homer Rice came to Georgia Tech in 1980. File photo

Dr. Homer Rice, right, thanks Dr. G. Wayne Clough, president of Georgia Tech, after announcing his retirement on Friday, May 9, 1997, in Atlanta after 17 years as Tech's athletic director. (AP Photo/Alan Mothner)

The Homer Rice Center for Sports Performance is named in his honor. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Tech athletic director Homer Rice (left) visits with new football coach Bobby Ross in 1987. John Spink / AJC

Former coach Homer Rice uses a a whistle to start his leadership class at Georgia Tech. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

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Former Georgia Tech athletic director Homer Rice is honored at halftime of the Yellow Jackets' Oct. 30, 2021 game against Virginia Tech. Rice died Monday at age 97. (Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)

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