Durham, N.C. — I first met Steve Spurrier in 1981 when he was the offensive coordinator at Duke. Coach Red Wilson gave Spurrier total control of the Blue Devils offense, and for three years he ...

Steve Spurrier, the “Head Ball Coach” who won just about everything there is to win in college football, is deeply rooted in both Carolinas. From 1987-89, Spurrier was the head coach at Duke ...

After Duke defeated UNC in the 1989 season finale, the Blue Devils gave coach Steve Spurrier a lift. The coach’s memorable optimism helped lead the team back from 1-3. jennifer steib On an ...

While Steve Spurrier may be more remembered as a college ... Spurrier accepted the Duke head coaching job in 1987 and would lead the Blue Devils to winning seasons in 1988 and 1989.

Seems chronology has run up the score on the head ball coach. Steve Spurrier turns 80 on Sunday, still two shy of the school-record total his Gators offense tacked on against Central Michigan in ...

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Who: No. 9 Clemson (11-3, 8-0 ACC last season) at Duke (9-4, 5-3 ACC) Just chatted w/Steve Spurrier for a bit. He’s bringing a contingent of folks from the 1989 Duke team to Wallace Wade for the ...

“The Head Ball Coach” is a quote machine. Spurrier was in Durham for the Blue Devils’ win against Clemson on Labor Day when Duke honored the former coach’s 1989 squad. That victory was ...

Clemson didn’t resemble an ACC football team throughout the 1980s – not to Steve Spurrier, who was a Duke assistant and later its coach during that decade. The Tigers won the ACC five times ...

Steve Spurrier once flew home on an LSU plane ... because they were assistant coaches. Spurrier was Duke's offensive coordinator, while Saban coached Navy’s defensive backs.