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David Gregory "Dave" Bliss (born September 20, 1943) is a former American college basketball coach. He coached at University of Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University, University of New Mexico and Baylor UniversityBliss resigned from Baylor in 2003 following internal and NCAA investigations into a number of circumstances surrounding the murder of Baylor player Patrick Dennehy by a former player Carlton Dotson. These included the alleged involvement of Bliss in making illicit tuition payments for players Dennehy and Corey Herring, and his alleged attempt to frame Dennehy posthumously as a drug dealer in order to provide cover for himself; in 2005 the NCAA issued him a 10-year "show cause" notice, effectively blackballing him from the coaching ranks until 2015.Bliss is currently the Athletic Director, Dean of Students, and Head Basketball Coach at the Allen Academy, a private Prep School in Bryan, Texas.