| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1932-04-24)April 24, 1932 Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1993(1993-01-16) (aged 60) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| 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) | |
| 1958–1959 | Iowa State Teachers (line) |
| 1960–1982 | Iowa State Teachers / State College of Iowa / Northern Iowa |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1983 | Northern Iowa |
| 1983–1993 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 129–101–4 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3NCC (1960–1962, 1964) 2AMCU (1981–1982) | |
| Awards | |
| First-teamLittle All-American (1953) | |
Bruce Stanley Sheriff (April 24, 1932 – January 16, 1993) was anAmerican football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
Sheriff graduated fromWashington High School in San Francisco.[1]
He playedcollege football atCalifornia Polytechnic State University from 1950 to 1953. In 1953, not only did Sheriff earnLittle All-America accolades, but also was picked as an honorable mention for theUPI's overall Division I-level All-American Team, for which he received 17 voting points.[2]
Sheriff then played professionally in theNational Football League (NFL) with thePittsburgh Steelers,San Francisco 49ers, andCleveland Browns between 1954 and 1957. He was the 49ers' primary starter at left linebacker in both1956 and1957.[3]
Sheriff served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Northern Iowa from 1960 to 1982, compiling a record of 129–101–4. The football field inside theUNI-Dome, Northern Iowa's football stadium, is named Sheriff Field in his honor.
Sheriff was then theathletic director at theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa from 1983 until his death in 1993. He died on January 16, 1993, inHonolulu, Hawaii, after suffering a heart attack atHonolulu International Airport.[4]
TheStan Sheriff Center, the home venue for Hawaii'sbasketball andvolleyball teams, was renamed in his honor in 1998. His alma mater,Cal Poly, regularly plays basketball and volleyball games annually in the arena bearing his name, as both schools are now members of theBig West Conference in those sports.
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