At the age of 90, Ingram, a Clemson coach from 1970 to 1972, helped create the school’s now-famous Tiger Paw emblem. He passed away on Monday.

CLEMSON, South Carolina Hootie Ingram, the head coach of Clemson from 1970 to 1972, passed away suddenly on Monday morning, according to AL.com and WVUA in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was ninety years old.

On December 17, 1969, Ingram was formally appointed as the head coach of Clemson. Prior to that, he had served as Frank Broyles’ defensive backs coach for three seasons at Arkansas. As Clemson’s head coach, Ingram had a 12–21 record before taking on a number of conference and school-level administration positions.

During Ingram’s time, two enduring Clemson customs aligned. In an attempt to revitalize Clemson’s reputation, he convened a meeting with administrators prior to his first season in 1970. The Tiger Paw logo, which is now widely used, was first released by Clemson in July of that year and was first seen on Tigers helmets that autumn.

Ingram also brought back the Running Down the Hill tradition for the final game of his tenure, which had lain dormant for a number of years when locker rooms were built near Clemson’s west end zone. Jimmy Williamson’s two-point conversion try in the fourth quarter gave Clemson a 7-6 victory over South Carolina in chilly rain.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native Ingram earned his degree from Alabama in 1955. He was a defensive back for the Crimson Tide, who was named All-SEC. Both the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inducted him in 1999.

Later, Ingram was appointed athletic director at Florida State (1981–1989) and Alabama (1989–1995). Hiring head coach Gene Stallings, who would guide walk-on wide receiver Dabo Swinney and the 1992 Crimson Tide to the national championship, was one of Ingram’s duties as Alabama’s athletic director. Later, in 1993, Stallings would offer Swinney his first coaching opportunity as a graduate assistant.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at Tuscaloosa’s Calvary Baptist Church, with visitation from 10 to 11:30 a.m., according to AL.com and Alabama Media Group.