The Zeitgeist List · coaching
Furman: a coaching history
See Furman’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Dick Sheridan
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Dick Sheridan
Regional Program IV → Regional Program II (+10.7)
The fall
Robert King
Regional Program V → Regional Program VI (−3.3)
Right now
Dick Sheridan
already the greatest coach in Furman history by the numbers
Dick Sheridan is already the greatest coach in Furman history by the numbers.
Furman's highest stature since 1942
Stature & coaches, 1936–1981
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
1978–1981
Dick Sheridancaretaker
+10.7
30–13
1973–1977
Art Bakercaretaker
Regional Program IV
27–24
1958–1972
Robert Kingcaretaker
Regional Program V
60–88