Stan Sheriff

Stan Sheriff
Biographical details
Born	April 24, 1932; Honolulu, Hawaii Territory
Died	January 16, 1993 (aged 60); Honolulu, Hawaii
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	Northern Iowa (line)
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.

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