Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel, who was an All-American offensive tackle for Kansas State and later the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday.

Dimel was an All-American offensive tackle for Kansas State and later became the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP.

Dana Dimel, a University of Illinois assistant football coach whose career spanned 35 years, died at the age of 62 on Tuesday, the team announced.

A former All-American offensive tackle at Kansas State in the 1980s, Dimel spent 19 seasons as a K-State assistant.

Former Houston and UTEP coach Dana Dimel, most recently an offensive assistant at Illinois, died Tuesday. Dimel's agent, Pete Roussel, confirmed Dimel died in his sleep. He was 62. Dimel was a longtime assistant coach for Bill Snyder at Kansas State,

Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel died Tuesday morning. He was 62. Dimel, a longtime college football coach who was a head coach at three different schools died in his sleep according to a statement from his agent.

Dana Dimel, who served as the head coach of three different FBS programs, passed away in his sleep at age 62. Dimel’s agent Pete Roussel released a statement regarding his passing: Dimel was in his first year on staff at Illinois as a senior offensive assistant.

Illinois football senior offensive assistant Dana Dimel, a former head coach for three Division I programs and a 35-year veteran of college football coaching, died at age 62, his family announced Tuesday.