Dick Bestwick
Biographical details | |
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Born | Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 18, 1930
Died | January 4, 2018 Athens, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 87)
Playing career | |
1949–1951 | North Carolina |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1967–1975 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
1976–1981 | Virginia |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1982–1983 | Dallas Cowboys (scout) |
1983–1985 | Missouri (assistant AD) |
1985–1986 | Peach Bowl (exec. dir.) |
1986–1988 | Georgia (assistant AD) |
1988 | South Carolina |
1990–2000 | Georgia (associate AD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 16–49–1 |
Dick Bestwick (August 18, 1930 – January 4, 2018) was an
Scouting and administrative career
After his time at Virginia he became a national scout for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1983, assistant athletic director at the University of Missouri from 1983 to 1985[2] and the executive director of the Peach Bowl from 1985 to 1986.[3] He served as the assistant athletic director at University of Georgia from 1986 to 1988, athletic director at the University of South Carolina in 1988, returned to Georgia as associate athletic director in 1990, and finally retiring as a senior associate athletic director in 2000.[4] He was the father of three children, with five grandchildren.
Honors and awards
Bestiwck was inducted into the Peach Bowl Hall of Fame in 2002.[4] The Dick Bestwick Award for the male athlete graduating with the highest GPA at the University of Georgia was named in his honor.[5]
Death
Bestwick died on January 4, 2018, in Athens, Georgia after suffering from transverse myelitis.[6]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1976–1981) | |||||||||
1976 | Virginia | 2–9 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
1977 | Virginia | 1–9–1 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1978 | Virginia | 2–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
1979 | Virginia | 6–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
1980 | Virginia | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
1981 | Virginia | 1–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
Virginia: | 16–49–1 | 5–28 | |||||||
Total: | 16–49–1 |
References
- ^ "Dick Bestwick Records by Opponent College Football Data Warehouse, 2001-2006". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
- ^ a b "METROLINER. Vol. XXV, No.05. Marietta Rotary Club. August 4, 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2006.
- ^ Associated Press UGA wants to battle football powers. The Augusta Chronicle. August 20, 1997
- ^ a b Peach Bowl Hall of Fame Archived February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Student Services Awards Report for 2003-2004. University of Georgia website. 2004". Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2006.
- ^ Doughty, Doug (January 5, 2018). "Former UVa football coach Dick Bestwick remembered favorably". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Retrieved January 6, 2018.