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Dal Shealy

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Dal Shealy
Biographical details
Born (1938-08-01) August 1, 1938 (age 86)
Playing career
Football
c. 1957Carson–Newman
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1962–1964Laurens HS (SC)
1965Mars Hill (ends)
1969Mars Hill
1970–1973Carson–Newman
1974–1975Baylor (AHC/backfield)
1976Tennessee (backfield)
1977–1978Auburn (assistant)
1979Iowa State (OC)
1980–1988Richmond
Track
1965–1966Mars Hill
Head coaching record
Overall79–74 (college football)
Bowls1–0
Tournaments0–1–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Yankee (1987)

Dal Shealy (born August 1, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mars Hill College—now known as Mars Hill University—in 1969, Carson–Newman College—now known as Carson–Newman University—from 1970 to 1973, and at the University of Richmond from 1980 to 1988, compiling a career college football record of 79–74. Shealy also served as an assistant coach at Baylor University, the University of Tennessee, Auburn University, and Iowa State University. He grew up in Batesburg, South Carolina, now Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina and attended Batesburg-Leesville High School and Carson–Newman College—now known as Carson–Newman University. Shealy's son, Vic Shealy, is currently the head football coach at Houston Baptist University.

Early life and military service

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Shealy earned a total of 12 varsity letters in three sports (football, baseball and basketball) at Batesburg-Leesville High School in the 1950s. Shealy played on the line for the Panthers in football for coach Gus Allen along with catching for the baseball team. Shealy was a part of the inaugural class of the Batesburg-Leesville (SC) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

Shealy entered the United States Marine Corps and played football with the Quantico Marines, which were National Service Champions. They played in the Leatherneck Bowl and the first Missile Bowl.[1] At Quantico, played with King Dixon, former halfback at the University of South Carolina. Dixon later served as athletic director at South Carolina.

Coaching career

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Shealy was the head football coach at Laurens High School in Laurens, South Carolina from 1962 to 1964. In May 1965, he was hired by Mars Hill College—now known as Mars Hill University—in Mars Hill, North Carolina as head track coach, ends coach for the football team, and director of the men's intramural athletics program.[2]

Life after coaching

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Shealy left coaching in 1989 to become executive vice president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was named president in 1992. He retired from the presidency in 2005. Shealy has also written several books including, "One Way To Play: Drug-Free!" and "One Way To Play: A Game Plan for Coaches." [3]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Mars Hill Lions (NAIA independent) (1969)
1969 Mars Hill 6–4
Mars Hill: 6–4
Carson–Newman Eagles (NAIA Division I independent) (1970–1973)
1970 Carson–Newman 4–6
1971 Carson–Newman 10–2 W Share Bowl
1972 Carson–Newman 10–2 L NAIA Division I Championship
1973 Carson–Newman 6–3
Carson–Newman: 30–13
Richmond Spiders (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1980–1981)
1980 Richmond 5–6
1981 Richmond 4–7
Richmond Spiders (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1982–1985)
1982 Richmond 0–10
1983 Richmond 3–8
1984 Richmond 8–4 L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1985 Richmond 8–3
Richmond Spiders (Yankee Conference) (1986–1988)
1986 Richmond 4–7 3–4 T–5th
1987 Richmond 7–5 6–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1988 Richmond 4–7 2–6 9th
Richmond: 43–57 11–11
Total: 79–74
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Dal Shealy".
  2. ^ "Shealy Named Head Track Mentor At MH". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. May 19, 1965. p. 20. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Dal Shealy".
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