Air Force Academy

Vic Shealy

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Position: Secondary Coach

Vic Shealy begins his sixth year at the Academy as defensive secondary coach. His first five years have been a tremendous success. He took over a secondary with just one returning starter and turned it into a top unit, despite several injuries.

Shealy was key in the development of Jeff Overstreet, who was on his way to an all-conference year in 2001 before injuries halted his season. Shealy also helped develop Larry Duncan, a fierce hitter, and Joel Buelow, who was an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2002.

In addition to his position coaching duties, Shealy will help in special teams with the kick blocking team and kickoff team.

Shealy came to the Academy from Azusa Pacific, where he was head coach for four seasons. In 1998, he led the school to its first-ever NAIA national championship and a 12-2 record. While at Azusa Pacific, he posted a 27-14-1 record. He was 4-4-1 in 1995, 7-3-0 in 1996 and 4-5-0 in 1997. Shealy was named NAIA National Coach of the Year for 1998, as well as winning the American Football Quarterly Schutt National Coach of the Year Award.

A standout quarterback at Auburn High School, Shealy accepted a scholarship to Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., but transferred after one season when his father took over the post at Richmond. After one year of playing at Richmond, Shealy entered the coaching ranks as an undergraduate assistant on the Spider staff.

Following his two-year stint at Richmond, Shealy coached for two years as a graduate assistant at Baylor under Grant Teaff. He then began the first of two stints at Mars Hill (NC) College in 1986.

In 1987, he became the offensive coordinator at Austin Peay State. He left coaching in 1990, but returned to Mars Hill in 1992 as the offensive coordinator. In 1993, he returned to Austin Peay as the defensive secondary coach and became the defensive coordinator the following year. He left Austin Peay to begin his stint at Azusa Pacific in 1995.

Shealy graduated from Richmond in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He received a master's degree in education from Baylor in 1986.

Shealy and his wife, Holly, have four children, Dal, Jacob, Kate and Will. Shealy and his son, Dal, have each been the ball boy in a national championship game. When Vic was 11, he was the ball boy when his father coached in the NAIA championship game at Carson-Newman College. Twenty-six years later, Vic's son Dal, who was 11 at the time, served as the ball boy for Vic's national championship Azusa Pacific team.