Sheide played football, baseball, and basketball for Antioch High School, graduating in 1971.
After leaving Diablo Valley, LaVell Edwards recruited Sheide to become the quarterback for Brigham Young's football team.
In 1974, he led the Cougars to the Western Athletic Conference championship, LaVell Edwards' first title.
Sheide was selected in the 3rd round (64th overall pick) of the 1975 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals but he never played in the National Football League.
On August 31, 2011, it was revealed that Sheide will be a part of the pre-game and post-game analysis for college football games on BYUtv Sports.