Darrell Ray Dickey was born on December 6,1959 and is an American football coach.
26 Facts About Darrell Dickey
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Darrell Dickey was most recently an offensive analyst for the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2023 season.
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Darrell Dickey was head coach of the University of North Texas from 1998 to 2006.
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Darrell Dickey was a quarterback in college, playing for his father, Jim Darrell Dickey, at Kansas State University.
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Darrell Dickey's father, Jim Dickey, was a successful college and Texas high school coach for over 40 years.
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Darrell Dickey was the starting quarterback at Kansas State for four seasons from 1979 to 1982.
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Darrell Dickey concluded his collegiate career in 1982 by leading the Wildcats to the school's first bowl appearance in its 87-year history, the 1982 Independence Bowl.
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Darrell Dickey left Kansas State ranked second all-time in pass completions, yards passing, touchdown passes, and total offense.
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Darrell Dickey remains only player in Kansas State history to lead the school in passing yards and total offense for four consecutive seasons.
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Darrell Dickey signed free agent contracts in 1983 and 1984 with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints respectively.
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In 1986, Darrell Dickey was hired by Charlie Bailey at the University of Memphis to serve as tight ends coach.
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Darrell Dickey led the Tigers in rushing and rushing touchdowns, while finishing second on the team in receptions and leading the team in touchdown receptions and overall touchdowns.
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Mississippi State and Memphis had played each year Darrell Dickey was an assistant there.
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On November 10,1990, Mississippi State traveled to Memphis, where Darrell Dickey faced the coach, Chuck Stobart, who had fired him less than a year prior.
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In 1991 Darrell Dickey became tight ends coach at Louisiana State, where he served through 1993.
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The 1993 Tiger tight end group coached by Darrell Dickey included freshman David LaFleur, who later became an All-American and was a 1st Round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.
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Darrell Dickey rejoined Charlie Bailey as offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso in 1994 and stayed with the Miners through the 1996 season.
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Darrell Dickey was named 2nd Team All-WAC following the 1995 season, invited to the Blue-Grey Game, and signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996.
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When hired to lead the Mean Green in 1998, Darrell Dickey took over a football program which hadn't had a winning season since 1994.
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From 2001 to 2004, Darrell Dickey led UNT to four consecutive Sun Belt Conference titles.
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Darrell Dickey was the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at New Mexico for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
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In 2012, Darrell Dickey was hired to be offensive coordinator and running backs couch at the University of Memphis.
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Darrell Dickey had long ago earned a reputation for finding diamonds in the rough as a recruiter, and he reported back to Fuente that Memphis should sign Lynch.
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In November 2015, Darrell Dickey was named interim head coach of the Memphis Tiger after head coach Justin Fuente was hired by Virginia Tech.
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Darrell Dickey coached the Tigers against the Auburn Tigers in the Birmingham Bowl on December 30,2015.
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In January 2017, Darrell Dickey was elevated to offensive coordinator by Memphis head coach Mike Norvell.