EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State All-American Dorne Dibble passed away on Thursday, March 1. He was 88.
A two-year letterwinner (1949-50) under Hall of Fame Coach Clarence “Biggie” Munn, Dibble earned first-team All-America honors as a senior in 1950 by Look Magazine. The Adrian, Michigan, native was a two-way player for Munn, seeing time at receiver and defensive end. He helped the Spartans hold their opponents to just 97 yards a game on the ground in 1950 as Michigan State closed the season ranked No. 8 in the final Associated Press Poll with an 8-1 record, marking the program’s first-ever AP Top 10 finish.