1960s-1970s NC State University Men’s Basketball Coach Red Jacket.

Description

NC State Wolfpack 1-button red polyester coach’s sports coat.
Size 48 #45573 printed on label on inside right breast pocket
NC STATE WOLFPACK hand-embroidered on outer left breast pocket (slight discoloration/staining on some letters)
Designed for Huneycutt's (landmark Raleigh clothing company that closed in the mid 1970s)
In 1951 Norm Sloan graduated from NC State university. 15 years later he came back to coach the Wolfpack. Four years later the Wolfpack were ACC champs, and only 4 years after that Sloan led NC State to its first national title (1974). Norm Sloan was not only a legendary coach, he was also a fashion icon (although he may not have known it). Sloan was known for donning a red blazer on the sidelines of Reynolds Coliseum, and as the basketball program become popular, so did the red blazer.
In 1980, only a few years after the championship, Sloan stepped down making way for Jim Valvano, better known as Jimmy V. V wasted no time, and in his 3rd season Valvano brought home a National Championship of his own (1983). So what did Jimmy V have in common with Norm Sloan other than the fact that both had won Championships at NCSU? The red blazer. Valvano was a stylish man, who while keeping with tradition, decided to break out the red blazer for big games.
Since Jimmy left there have been two other coaches, neither of them found the level of success that their predecessors had, neither of them were able to completely win over the fan base....and coincidentally, neither of them rocked the red coat.