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)

Top 5 UNC Football Teams Of The 1970s
No. 1: 1972. Record: 11-1 (6-0). A year after the Tar Heels' rebuilding project under Bill Dooley brought the program an ACC championship, a team...
Wed May 10, 2023

The pioneer: Ricky Lanier reflects on being UNC's first Black football player
The story goes that starting quarterback John Swofford went down early with an injury, meaning North Carolina coach Bill Dooley had to turn to his...
Tue Feb 28, 2023

Glenn’s Notebook: 10-Win Tobacco Road
Three Big Four schools have a shot at 10 or more football victories. UNC has accomplished the feat eight times. The Tar Heels finished 10-1...
Wed Oct 26, 2022

Extra Points: Round Trip
Could this team equal or surpass the crests of Tar Heel football from the Charlie Justice days of the 1940s, Bill Dooley's ACC title squads...
Mon Aug 30, 2021

Mack Brown Cuts Up at 2021 Pigskin Preview
On Friday, Mack Brown said what every North Carolina fan thinks about the Blue Devils: “Duke stinks!” It was an answer to a question emcee...
Sat Jul 24, 2021

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