Dick Bestwick (born 1930) is a former American football coach who served as head coach of the University of Virginia from 1976-1981 finishing with a career record as a head coach of 16-49-1. A native of Grove City, Pennsylvania, he played football and graduated from North Carolina in 1952. Dick went on to receive his Masters in Education from Penn State.

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