[1] Dee was raised near Chicago before moving to Wisconsin for his senior year of high school.
[1][2] Dee's first college coaching job came at Minnesota, where he was an assistant under John Anderson from 1988 to 1998.
During his tenure, the Golden Gophers reached six NCAA tournaments and never won fewer than 30 games.
[2][3] Ahead of the 1999 season, Dee replaced Dean Refakes as the head coach at UIC.
Doctors restored his face with major reconstructive surgery and metal implants, and he kept sight in both eyes.
He was able to coach the start of the following 2007 season, though he needed a mask and dugout heaters to protect the healing bones from the cold.
Future Major Leaguer Curtis Granderson played for the program early in Dee's tenure and was one of the Flames' conference Players of the Year.
[14] Below is a table of Dee's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.