Dal Shealy is in his first year at Carson-Newman as associate athletic director for fundraising.

Shealy’s responsibilities include working to secure major gifts in support of C-N’s 16 sports programs, with particular focus on scholarship and capital needs for existing projects.

Shealy is no stranger to Mossy Creek. A 1960 graduate of C-N, Shealy was head coach of the Eagles football team from 1970-73, and was named NAIA Coach of the Year in 1971 and 1972. He was inducted into the Carson-Newman Hall of Fame in 1986.

Prior to coaching at C-N, Shealy served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator on coaching staffs at Baylor, Tennessee and Auburn.

Shealy also had stints as head coach at Richmond and Mars Hill. During his time at Richmond, Shealy was named College Coach of the Year in the state of Virginia three times and was the AFCA’s Kodak Region Five Coach of the Year in 1984.

Following his coaching career, Shealy became the executive vice president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in 1989 and was named president in 1992. Shealy is credited with increasing FCA’s number of campers by 197 percent, its campus groups by 107 percent and adult chapters by 76 percent. He also helped FCA reduce its combined debt of some $4.6 million to zero. He retired from the presidency in 2005.

A native of South Carolina, Shealy earned a Master of Arts degree from George Peabody College at Vanderbilt. He has written several books including, “One Way To Play: Drug-Free!” and “One Way To Play: A Game Plan for Coaches.”

Shealy and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children and 11 grandchildren.