Dick Sheridan obit

 

NC State Announces Former Longtime Football Coach Has Died

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Former NC State head football coach Dick Sheridan has passed away.

Sheridan passed away on Thursday at the age of 81. The news was confirmed by the school via Twitter.

"NC State football and all of Wolfpack Nation mourn the loss of Hall of Fame Coach Dick Sheridan. You were a true diamond, Coach Sheridan," a statement from the school read.

Sheridan coached the Wolfpack from 1986-92 and finished with a 52-29-3 overall record. During his tenure, he led them to eight or more wins in four of the seven seasons.

He was even named the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year and ACC Coach of the Year after he led the Wolfpack to an 8-3-1 campaign in 1986. That season also included a berth in the Peach Bowl.

Outside of coaching at NC State, Sheridan coached at Furman for four seasons (1978-81) and finished with a 30-13-1 record.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Sheridan's family and friends.

He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1978 to 1985 and North Carolina State University from 1986 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of 121–52–5. A 1964 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Sheridan coached the Furman Paladins to a 69–23–2 record over eight seasons. His Furman teams won six Southern Conference championships and scored two wins over NC State. 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.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Sheridan graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1964. He began his coaching career in the high school football ranks in the state of South Carolina. Sheridan compiled a record of 37–8–1 as a high school head coach and led Orangeburg-Wilkinson Senior High School to the Class AAAA state title in 1971. He joined the staff at Furman in 1973 as quarterbacks and receivers coach.

Sheridan died on July 6, 2023 near Garden City, SC at the age of 81