14 Facts About Daryl Dickey

Daryl Raymond Dickey was born on June 11,1961 and is an American football administrator, former coach, and former player.

Daryl Dickey served as the head football coach at the University of West Georgia from 2008 through the 2013 season, and assumed the athletic director position in 2009.

Daryl Dickey served as the head football coach at Presbyterian College from 1997 to 2000.

Daryl Dickey initially joined the football team at the University of Tennessee in 1980, but left the team for a year after suffering an injury.

For most of his college career, Daryl Dickey was a backup to star quarterbacks Alan Cockrell and Tony Robinson.

Daryl Dickey played professional football for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League and for the Memphis Showboats in the United States Football League.

Daryl Dickey began his coaching career at Tennessee as a graduate assistant coach and then as the assistant quarterback coach; he later became a volunteer assistant at Florida State University.

Daryl Dickey left Florida State to become the quarterbacks coach at the University of Kentucky in 1990 and served in that position before becoming Kentucky's offensive coordinator in 1993 through 1994.

In 1995, Daryl Dickey became offensive coordinator for Georgia Southern University, a position he held through 1996 when he became head coach at Presbyterian College in South Carolina.

Daryl Dickey became the head coach at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, in 2008.

Daryl Dickey resigned as coach following the 2013 season to focus solely on his role as athletic director.

Daryl Dickey stepped down from his role as athletic director in August 2020.

Daryl Dickey is the son of Doug Daryl Dickey, the former head football coach of the University of Tennessee and the University of Florida.

Daryl Dickey is married to the former Kendall George from Knoxville, Tennessee.