Wilfred Michael "Mike" Shea

Mr Mike Shea was my track coach in 1960. He was the reason that I came to NCState. Before I met him , I was planning to go to High Point college. A great Christian man. I will never forget him. We had a lot of fun on the track field and at track meets. We met one afternoon on the NCS track field and he wanted to video (8 mm) me in the long jump. I broke the NCS long jump record in that video just over 23 ft. I enjoyed working with coach Shea and coach Paul Derr.

So sorry of your Dads passing. He was loved and inspritional. I remember him running on a regular basis. He was an important part of the Catholic community.

to the Shea family. Your dad was special to all of us who went to Lourdes. I remember him teaching PE there when I was in school, including boxing. he had a great line about playing baseball or softball saying " you need to RUN onto and off the field because it is basically the only exercise you will get. a lot of pitch and catch between 2 people." Your dad was a lovely man that gave a lot to Lourdes and others. i am very sorry for your loss.

Mike was one of the nicest people at NCSU long with Bill Sonner, glad to have known both of them at NC State College and helped Mike with track meets.

Mike was a true legend at NC State and his figure became as well known as the Memorial Belltower in the 1970´s and early 80´s. When I first arrived as a young professor at the university my running buddy and I hardly passed a day without seeing Mike or one of the Shea kids running somewhere at some time of the day or early evening. We will never know how many trails the Shea family literally tramped into existence as they traversed the campus and nearby properties. Mike was unfailingly...