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Longtime ACC coach Bill Dooley dies at 82

Legendary ACC head coach Bill Dooley passed away on Tuesday morning.

Dooley, 82, coached for North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest in a career that spanned 26 years and 161 games overall. He won multiple ACC championships with UNC, as well as ACC Coach of the Year.

His family released a statement through the University of North Carolina.

“Coach Bill Dooley passed away this morning,” the statement read. “He will be missed by his family and friends and will be remembered by all of us whose lives he has touched so deeply.”

Everyone at UNC mourns the passing of legendary coach Bill Dooley, who died today at 82.