Bill Dooley
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Bill Dooley is a former American football
player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head 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 161–127–5.
. There, he attended the McGill Institute, administered by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Dooley then attended Perkinston Junior College in Perkinston, Mississippi
from 1952 to 1953. In 1953, he moved on to Mississippi State University
and graduated from that school in 1956. Dooley's brother is former University of Georgia
head football coach Vince Dooley
. His nephew, Derek Dooley is the current head football coach at the University of Tennessee
. Today, Dooley lives in Wilmington, North Carolina
. He is married to Marie Dooley, and has four sons: Jim, Billy, Sean, and Ashton.
, Dooley won three Atlantic Coast Conference
titles. He is tied for second in most total wins at North Carolina and first in most seasons at the school. He also achieved the school's first 11–1 season in 1972, a feat that has only been accomplished twice at the school since. After his tenure at North Carolina, Dooley served as the athletic director
and head football coach at Virginia Tech
, where he is second in both total wins and winning percentage. His tenure at Virginia Tech, however, ended amidst allegations of NCAA
recruiting violations. After resigning from his positions at Virginia Tech, he sued the university for $3,500,000 alleging breach of contract. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Finally, Dooley served as the head coach at Wake Forest where, as of January 2010, he is third in the football program's history for all-time wins and tied for fourth in longest tenure.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
(1967–1977), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
(1978–1986), and Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
(1987–1992), compiling a career college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
record of 161–127–5.
Early life and family
Dooley was born in 1934, in Mobile, AlabamaMobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
. There, he attended the McGill Institute, administered by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Dooley then attended Perkinston Junior College in Perkinston, Mississippi
Perkinston, Mississippi
Perkinston is an unincorporated community in central Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated along U.S. Highway 49, approximately five miles south of Wiggins. The community is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Education:The main campus of...
from 1952 to 1953. In 1953, he moved on to Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
and graduated from that school in 1956. Dooley's brother is former University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
head football coach Vince Dooley
Vince Dooley
Vincent Joseph Dooley was the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Georgia. During his 25 year coaching career at UGA, Dooley compiled a 201–77–10 record. His teams won six Southeastern Conference titles and the 1980 national championship...
. His nephew, Derek Dooley is the current head football coach at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. Today, Dooley lives in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
. He is married to Marie Dooley, and has four sons: Jim, Billy, Sean, and Ashton.
Coaching career
With the North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...
, Dooley won three Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
titles. He is tied for second in most total wins at North Carolina and first in most seasons at the school. He also achieved the school's first 11–1 season in 1972, a feat that has only been accomplished twice at the school since. After his tenure at North Carolina, Dooley served as the athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
and head football coach at Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
, where he is second in both total wins and winning percentage. His tenure at Virginia Tech, however, ended amidst allegations of NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
recruiting violations. After resigning from his positions at Virginia Tech, he sued the university for $3,500,000 alleging breach of contract. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Finally, Dooley served as the head coach at Wake Forest where, as of January 2010, he is third in the football program's history for all-time wins and tied for fourth in longest tenure.