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Nevada Wolf Pack great Dick Trachok dies at age 94

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Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics. Nevada Wolf Pack great Dick Trachok passed away at the age of 94 on Sunday, Aug. 2.

Nevada Wolf Pack great Dick Trachok, who dedicated his career to the University of Nevada Athletics Program for decades, died Sunday, Aug. 2 at the age of 94 surrounded by his family.

Trachok’s historic career with Nevada was spent as an athlete, teacher, coach and administrator. He was a star fullback and halfback on the dominant Wolf Pack football teams in the 1940s. He also served as the head football coach from 1959-68 and was the university’s athletics director from 1969-86.