Richard Tamburo, 90, passed away on February 24, 2020. Tamburo served at ASU as Assistant Football Coach from 1958-1966 and as Athletic Director from 1980-1985. Under his leadership, the Sun Devils brought home the 1981 NCAA Baseball Championship and seventeen National Championships overall. Tamburo was a recipient of the Frank Kush Lifetime Achievement Coaching Award from the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the National Football Foundation.Before returning to ASU as Athletic Director, Tamburo held previous administrative roles at Kent State and the University of Illinois before being named the Athletic Director at Texas Tech in 1978. Tamburo was on Head Coach Frank Kush's staff for three WAC titles and three second-place finishes during one of the most successful eras in program history. Overall, the Sun Devils went 66-23-1 during the years Tamburo was on staff. He left ASU and went on to coach another four seasons at the University of Iowa. For three seasons, Tamburo played center at Michigan State. He only lost a single game and won two national championships ('51 & '52) while in East Lansing, in addition to being named the team's MVP for his senior season. Tamburo is survived by his wife, Marie, three children, 10 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 6 from 5-8 p.m. at Lakeshore Mortuary, 1815 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ 85202. A memorial will be held on Saturday, March 7 at 11:30am at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1035 E Guadalupe Road, Tempe, AZ 85283. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to either the Dick and Marie Tamburo Athletic Scholarship Fund at the University of Missouri or Hospice of the Valley, Dobson House. (Sources: Arizona Republic, ASU Now)