 Hickey left UNC to accept the position of athletics director at the University of Connecticut after the 1966 season.He spent eight seasons as the Tar Heels head football coach and compiled a 36–45 record during his time in Chapel Hill.Bill Dooley, brother of former Georgia head football coach Vince Dooley and uncle of former Louisiana Tech and Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley, came to North Carolina from his post as an assistant coach at Georgia.