Stan Sheriff
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Honolulu, Hawaii | April 24, 1932
Died |
January 16, 1993 60) Honolulu, Hawaii | (aged
Playing career | |
1950–1953 | Cal Poly |
1954 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1956–1957 | San Francisco 49ers |
1957 | Cleveland Browns |
Position(s) | Center, guard, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1960–1982 | Northern Iowa |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1983–1993 | Hawaii |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 129–101–4 |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 NCC (1960–1964) | |
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. He 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. He was then the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1983 until his death in 1993. The Stan Sheriff Center, the home venue for Hawaii's basketball and volleyball teams, was renamed in his honor in 1998.