Former Director of Athletics and student-athlete at the University of Alabama has passed away, according to the university.

Former Tennessee football coach Bill Battle has died at the age of 82, Tennessee football announced on social media. Battle coached Tennessee football from 1970 through 1976, even coaching future Volunteers national championship-winning coach Phillip Fulmer.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Bill Battle, who led the Volunteers from 1970 to 1976, has died at the age of 82. Tennessee Foo

Bill Battle, who was a former Alabama football player and athletic director died Thursday at the age of 82. Battle attended Alabama on a football scholarship and was a three-year starter under Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1960-62.

Bill Battle, a former football coach at Tennessee, has died. The University of Alabama, where he played football and later would serve as athletic director, made the announcement Thursday. He was 82.

Bill Battle, who won national championships as an Alabama football player and later became UA’s athletics director, has died, UA announced Thursday. He was 82. Battle, a Birmingham native, played for Paul “Bear” Bryant,

Bill Battle, former director of athletics for the University of Alabama and a legendary figure in college athletics, has passed away at the age of 82.