Wolfpack Legend Dick Sheridan Has Passed Away

NC State legendary head coach Dick Sheridan has passed away at the age of 81.

A national coach of the year at both the FBS and FCS levels, Sheridan won 69.4% of his games during a 15-year run as a head coach. After guiding one of the most successful runs in Furman history, he led a massive turnaround at NC State.

Prior to Sheridan’s arrival, NC State had posted three consecutive 3-8 seasons. During his first year in Raleigh, Sheridan would be named the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year and ACC Coach of the Year after leading NC State to an 8-3-1 record, a second-place finish in the conference and a berth in the Peach Bowl.

Sheridan guided the Wolfpack to five more bowl games, including wins in the 1988 Peach Bowl and 1990 All-American Bowl, as well as national rankings in 1991 (No. 24) and 1992 (No. 17).

Boasting a winning record in all but one of his seven seasons at NC State, he would finish with the second-most wins in school history (52) while coaching four All-Americans and 31 all-conference players.