Former NC State Coach Chuck Amato Dies at 80
Chuck Amato, former NC State head football coach and longtime Florida State assistant, has died at the age of 80. The announcement was made by NC State athletics.
Wilmington, NC, October 19, 2026 —
Chuck Amato, a former head football coach at NC State and longtime assistant at Florida State, has died at 80, NC State athletics announced.
The announcement identifies Amato’s connection to the two college football programs: he led NC State as head coach and spent many years as an assistant at Florida State. It does not provide further details about his death or specify when it occurred.
NC State athletics made the announcement, but the information provided does not include a statement from Amato’s family, a cause of death, or details about funeral or memorial arrangements. It also does not specify the years he coached at either school, his record, or other positions he held. Those details were not included in the announcement as described.
Amato’s death marks the passing of a figure whose coaching career was associated with both NC State and Florida State. The available information establishes his former role as NC State’s head football coach and describes his Florida State work as a longtime assistant, but offers no further account of his career or personal life.
Further details about the circumstances of his death and any planned services were not provided. The announcement from NC State athletics is the only information included in the report of his death.
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