Dick Sheridan, an American football coach and college athletics administrator has died. Sheridan was born on August 9, 1941, and died on July 6, 2023, at the age of 81.
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Sheridan, who is most famous for turning around the North Carolina State football program while leading the Wolfpack to six bowl appearances in seven seasons as their coach died at the Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, near his Garden City Beach home.
Sheridan was the head football coach at Furman University from 1978 to 1985 and at North Carolina State University from 1986 to 1992, collecting a 121-52-5 career record.
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Sheridan, a 1964 alumnus of the University of South Carolina, led the Furman Paladins to a 69-23-2 record in eight seasons.
His Furman teams won six Southern Conference championships and defeated NC State twice.
In 1985, he was named the AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year. His record at NC State was 52–29–3 over seven seasons. He led the Wolfpack to six bowl games.
Sheridan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2020.
Sheridan is survived by his wife Brenda; sons Jon and Bobby and five grandchildren.
Source: abtc.ng
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