College football coach replaced for 2023 season after having leg amputated
Veteran college football coach Buddy Teevens will not lead Dartmouth for the 2023 season as he recovers from a bike accident that resulted in the amputation of his right leg. Sammy McCorkle will serve as interim head coach this fall, the school announced.
Dartmouth promoted McCorkle to the acting head coach position from his previous associate head coach role during the team's spring practices.
McCorkle has worked with Teevens for the last 18 seasons, coaching special teams and defensive backs.
"Sammy has done a remarkable job leading the team during this challenging time," Dartmouth athletic director Mike Harrity said in a statement.
"He has kept everyone within the program focused and purposeful as we prepare to compete for another Ivy League title this fall and make Buddy proud."
Teevens was hit by a truck on March 20 while he and his wife were bicycling in St. Augustine, Fla., according to a highway patrol report.
The coach had his right leg amputated as a result of the accident and suffered injuries to his spinal cord after his bicycle was hit by a truck, his wife said.
Valley News reported that the highway patrol noted Teevens was "not in a crosswalk or designated crossing area" when he was hit and that he was not wearing a helmet.
Teevens, 66, played quarterback for Dartmouth in the late 1970s and was named Ivy League Player of the Year for the 1978 season.
He has coached at the college ranks for over 30 years, including 23 seasons at the helm of the Dartmouth football program.
Teevens is 117-101-2 at Dartmouth, including 83-70-1 in Ivy League games.
In his career, the Pembroke, Mass., native is 151-178-2 as a head coach with stops at Maine, Tulane, Stanford, and two tenures at his alma mater.
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