| Dick Tamburo | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1930 |
| Birth Place: | New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1950–1952 |
| Player Team1: | Michigan State |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1958–1966 |
| Coach Team1: | Arizona State (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1967–1970 |
| Coach Team2: | Iowa (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 1971–1972 |
| Admin Team1: | Kent State (assistant AD) |
| Admin Years2: | 1972–1978 |
| Admin Team2: | Illinois (associate AD) |
| Admin Years3: | 1978–1980 |
| Admin Team3: | Texas Tech |
| Admin Years4: | 1980–1985 |
| Admin Team4: | Arizona State |
| Admin Years5: | 1985–1986 |
| Admin Team5: | Fresno State (associate AD) |
| Admin Years6: | 1986–1988 |
| Admin Team6: | Missouri (assistant AD) |
| Admin Years7: | 1988–1992 |
| Admin Team7: | Missouri |
| Championships: | |
| Awards: | First-team All-American (1952) |
Richard Pfeiffer Tamburo (February 6, 1930 – February 24, 2020) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania,[1] he played college football for the Michigan State Spartans football team and was selected by the Associated Press, the International News Service and the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1952 College Football All-America Team.[2] [3] He later went into coaching and intercollegiate athletic administration. He served as the athletic director at Texas Tech (1978–1980), Arizona State University (1980–1985), and the University of Missouri (1988–1992).[4] [5] Tamburo died in Phoenix on February 24, 2020, aged 90.[6] [7] [8]