A longtime offensive coordinator under Bill Snyder at his alma mater Kansas State, Dana Dimel served this past season as an assistant at Illinois.

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,

Dana Dimel, best known to Kansas State fans for his three stints as an assistant coach and under Bill Snyder, died Tuesday at age 62.

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.

Dana Dimel, an assistant this season at Illinois and a longtime college coach who led programs at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday at 62.

Former Kansas State assistant coach Dana Dimel passed away Tuesday morning at age 62, his family announced. Dimel served on the Wildcats' staff from 1987 to 199

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, a longtime college football coach who spent 20 years working at Kansas State under Bill Snyder, died in his sleep on Tuesday at the age of 62.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WLS) -- Long-time college football coach Dana Dimel died in his sleep on Tuesday, his family said.

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