The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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"We don't have a lot of free time, that's for sure," said Harvey, who lives in the Raleigh suburb of Cary. "I have no idea what we did with all that time we wasted before we had kids. "Logistically, it can be a nightmare." Catherine puts together the weekly calendar for practices, games and schoolwork assignments, and manages all the other family activities. Terry does what he's told, taking 11-year-old Reed and 14-year-old Luke to year-round events for Cary Christian Middle School, AAU basketball and, for Reed, West Raleigh travel baseball tournaments. Thankfully, he said, 17-year-old Andrew has his driver's license now and can relieve some of the family's taxi service burden, but it's not like his parents miss any of his football or basketball games for Raleigh's Cardinal Gibbons High School. Other than some basic advice of experience, Harvey stays out of coaching his sons. "My job is to get them ready and get them to the game on time," he said. "If I ever coached, it would limit my ability to watch them play, with three playing every sport year round. "I decided to stay away from coaching them at all costs." And, to be honest, Harvey probably couldn't do it even if he wanted to. He's just a big jangly bucket of nerves when they play, so he re- mains a full-time spectator during football, basketball and baseball seasons. "It's more nerve-wracking for me, by a landslide, than when I was actually playing in a game," he said. "As a spectator, you have zero control over the outcome of the game. You're kind of helpless and hopeless. "I have to sit on my hands, put a lollipop in, keep my mouth shut and watch." That's a little different from the morning-lake calm Harvey had as a highly decorated two-sport athlete, back when he thought he would be too bored to play just one sport. Twenty-five years ago this spring, he was seven innings into the only no-hitter ever thrown against Florida State, and his teammates were avoiding him like a telemarketer at dinnertime. He waltzed into the dugout and said, "Damn, that's a lot of zeroes on the scoreboard," taking a little pressure off the situation. He was the same way in the football huddle, calmly leading the Wolfpack during the transition from head coaches Dick Sheridan to Mike O'Cain in the early 1990s. He made a couple of starts as a true freshman, along with Terry Jordan, in 1991, then redshirted the 1992 season. He came back to lead O'Cain's first two teams to bowl games, with the Wolfpack going 7-5 in '93 and 9-3 in '94. His gridiron career highlight may have been the 1995 Peach Bowl, when he calmly led the Wolfpack to a 28-24 come-from-behind victory against heavily favored Mississippi State. Trailing 21-13 in the third quarter, he manufactured the comeback with a three-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Dickerson, a key two-point conversion run to tie the From Star To Supporter Terry Harvey Is Out Of The Spotlight, Helping His Kids And Business Succeed WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Terry Harvey Football, Baseball (1991-95) Age: 46 Living: Cary, N.C. Occupation: Business owner Did You Know? When Harvey left NC State, he was the school's record holder in passing yards and touchdowns in football, and wins, strikeouts and innings pitched in baseball. Twenty-five years ago this spring, Harvey threw the only no-hitter against baseball power Florida State. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE MEDIA RELATIONS JANUARY 2019 ■ 35