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Spurrier Named to 2018 ACC Legends Class
9/27/2018 2:00:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Former Blue Devil head coach and two-time ACC Coach of the Year choice Steve Spurrier will represent Duke University as a member of the 2018 ACC Class of Football Legends.
This year's class will be honored during the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Charlotte Convention Center, on Friday, November 30, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 14th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, set for the evening of Saturday, December 1, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
Spurrier served as the head coach of the Blue Devils from 1987-89 and compiled an overall ledger of 20-13-1. The ACC Coach of the Year selection in both 1988 and 1989, he guided Duke to the ACC Championship and All American Bowl appearance in 1989.
The Heisman Trophy recipient in 1966 as a quarterback at Florida, Spurrier went on to serve as the head coach at his alma mater (1990-2001) and South Carolina (2005-15) and finished with an overall collegiate coaching ledger of 228-89-2 with seven conference championships, 21 bowl game berths and the 1996 national crown. Spurrier, who is currently the head coach of the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for his coaching accomplishments in 2017.
Previous Duke representatives to be honored as ACC Football Legends include Leo Hart (2005), Art Gregory (2006), Clarkston Hines (2007), Tee Moorman (2008), Bob Pascal (2009), Jay Wilkinson (2010), Ben Bennett (2011), Mike McGee (2012), Wes Chesson (2013) and Chris Castor (2014), Chris Douglas (2015) and Bob Harris (2017).
Joining Spurrier in the 2018 group are Boston College's Mathias Kiwanuka, Clemson's Brian Dawkins, Florida State's Bobby Bowden, Georgia Tech's Joshua Nesbitt, Louisville's Roman Oben, Miami's Ed Reed, North Carolina's Ron Rusnak, N.C. State's Mario Williams, Pitt's Mark May, Syracuse's Don McPherson, Virginia's Herman Moore, Virginia Tech's Eddie Royal and Wake Forest's Steve Justice.
Tickets to the 2018 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game go on sale Tuesday, October 2.
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