Bill Dooley Football News & Bio

Name: Bill Dooley Hometown: Mobile, AL High School: McGill Born: May 19, 1934 Died: August 9, 2016 Notes: Head Football Coach (1967-1977)

Butch Davis could surpass his UNC predecessors
Starting his third lap at North Carolina, Butch Davis is on track to rate as the best football coach in school history. Hold the drum...
Thu Aug 27, 2009

Jimmy Jerome was a triple threat
Former UNC head coach Bill Dooley remembers the late Jimmy Jerome well. Jerome, whom Dooley recruited from Wallace to play to UNC, is a wide...
Sun Aug 16, 2009

Extra Points: Year Three Yearnings
Jim Tatum made above-the-fold headlines by venturing to Los Angeles and nipping Southern Cal in Year Three. Bill Dooley snared a big Clemson win in...
Sat Aug 15, 2009

ACC Gridiron Legend No. 30: 1972 North Carolina
The rebirth of what was once a terrific football program began when UNC hired Bill Dooley to run things in 1967. Within five years, his...
Tue Jun 2, 2009

Butch’s Bandwagon Getting Light
It is time North Carolina fans get off the “Butch Davis is God” bandwagon. The man can coach and build programs, but he is not...
Tue Jan 6, 2009

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