For other people named Bill Dooley, see Bill Dooley (disambiguation).
Bill Dooley
Biographical details
Born
(1934-05-19)May 19, 1934 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died
August 9, 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 82) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1953–1955
Mississippi State
Position(s)
Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1960
Mississippi State (freshmen, asst. OL)
1963
Mississippi State (OL)
1964–1966
Georgia (OC)
1967–1977
North Carolina
1978–1986
Virginia Tech
1987–1992
Wake Forest
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1978–1986
Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall
162–126–5
Bowls
3–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 ACC (1971–1972, 1977)
Awards
3× ACC Coach of the Year (1971, 1987, 1992) North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1995)
William Gerald Dooley (May 19, 1934 – August 9, 2016) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1967–1977), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1978–1986), and Wake Forest University (1987–1992), compiling a career college football record of 162–126–5.
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head coach at Virginia Tech, replacing BillDooley, the winningest coach in school history to date. However, Dooley had been forced to resign due to numerous...
Virginia 1984: George Welsh, Virginia 1985: Bill Curry, Georgia Tech 1986: Dick Sheridan, NC State 1987: BillDooley, Wake Forest 1988: Steve Spurrier, Duke...
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led the Tar Heels in postseason bowl games: Carl Snavely, Jim Hickey, BillDooley, Dick Crum, Mack Brown, Carl Torbush, John Bunting, Butch Davis, Everett...
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