Cowher to address N.C. State fall commencement
RALEIGH (AP) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher will deliver the fall commencement address at North Carolina State University, his alma mater.
The ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 17 at the RBC Center in Raleigh.
Cowher, currently an analyst for CBS Sports' "The NFL Today," led the Steelers in 2005 to their first Super Bowl title in 26 years. In 1995, at age 38, he became the youngest head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl when the Steelers played the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX.
He spent 15 years with Pittsburgh before retiring in 2006. He also played in the NFL from 1979 to 1984.
At N.C. State, Cowher was a starting linebacker, team captain and team most valuable player in his senior year. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1979.
