Stan Sheriff

Bruce Stanley Sheriff (April 24, 1932 – January 16, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at California Polytechnic State University from 1950 to 1953 and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns between 1954 and 1957. Sheriff served as the head football coach at the University of Northern Iowa from 1960 to 1982, compiling a record of 129–101–4. The football field inside the UNI-Dome, Northern Iowa's football stadium, is named Sheriff Field in his honor. Sheriff was then the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1983 until his death in 1993. He died on January 16, 1993, in Honolulu, Hawaii, after suffering a heart attack at Honolulu International Airport.[1] The Stan Sheriff Center, the home venue for Hawaii's basketball and volleyball teams, was renamed in his honor in 1998.

Stan Sheriff
Biographical details
Born(1932-04-24)April 24, 1932
Honolulu, Hawaii Territory
DiedJanuary 16, 1993(1993-01-16) (aged 60)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Playing career
1950–1953Cal Poly
1954Pittsburgh Steelers
1956–1957San Francisco 49ers
1957Cleveland Browns
Position(s)Center, guard, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958–1959Iowa State Teachers (line)
1960–1982Iowa State Teachers / State College of Iowa / Northern Iowa
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1983Northern Iowa
1983–1993Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall129–101–4
Bowls1–1
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NCC (1960–1962, 1964)
2 AMCU (1981–1982)

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Iowa State Teachers / State College of Iowa / Northern Iowa Panthers (North Central Conference) (1960–1977)
1960 Iowa State Teachers 9–16–01stL Mineral Water
1961 State College of Iowa 7–25–1T–1st
1962 State College of Iowa 7–1–15–0–1T–1st
1963 State College of Iowa 5–3–14–2T–2nd
1964 State College of Iowa 9–25–1T–1stW Pecan
1965 State College of Iowa 4–54–23rd
1966 State College of Iowa 4–54–23rd
1967 State College of Iowa 7–35–12nd
1968 State College of Iowa 5–53–3T–3rd
1969 Northern Iowa 5–54–22nd
1970 Northern Iowa 2–81–5T–6th
1971 Northern Iowa 4–54–2T–2nd
1972 Northern Iowa 4–63–4T–4th
1973 Northern Iowa 5–52–57th
1974 Northern Iowa 5–4–13–3–1T–5th
1975 Northern Iowa 9–36–12ndL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1976 Northern Iowa 8–34–23rd
1977 Northern Iowa 6–54–3T–2nd
Northern Iowa Panthers (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1978–1982)
1978 Northern Iowa 2–90–56th
1979 Northern Iowa 6–54–12nd
1980 Northern Iowa 7–42–23rd
1981 Northern Iowa 5–62–1T–1st
1982 Northern Iowa 4–6–12–0–1T–1st
Northern Iowa: 129–101–482–48–3
Total:129–101–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Former UNI Coach Stan Sheriff Dies". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. January 18, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved December 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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