bill cowher

Oct 5, 2023

Bill Cowher ’79 Comes Home for Ring of Honor Induction 

Bill Cowher ’79, Super Bowl-winning coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, became the 12th member of NC State’s Ring of Honor last weekend. Completing a degree in education was just as important to his post-playing career as his time on the NC State football field. “Coaching is teaching,” he said. “I learned so much from . . . my time in the College of Education. The 4 1/2 years I spent here shaped everything that followed.”

Sep 28, 2023

NC State Athletics to Honor Former Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Bill Cowher ’79 during Educator Appreciation Football Game

Bill Cowher '79, the only former Wolfpack football player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will have his name added to the Carter-Finley Stadium Ring of Honor, which recognizes accomplished players from the football program, during Friday night’s home game against Louisville.

Aug 27, 2021

Football Hall of Fame Honors Wolfpack’s Bill Cowher ’79

Alumnus Bill Cowher, a former NC State linebacker, is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in honor of his outstanding coaching career — a first for the Wolfpack.

Nov 1, 2017

Super Bowl Champion Bill Cowher ’79: Why I Chose Education

Bill Cowher '79 shares why he chose to major in education and how the degree helped him coach the Pittsburgh Steelers to the 2006 Super Bowl. Watch his story, and share your own.

Apr 3, 2017

Bill Cowher ’79: Good Leaders Listen, Communicate, Focus, Compartmentalize

Former NFL head coach Bill Cowher shared what he has learned about leading, coaching, and teaching with College of Education students Monday, April 3.