17 Facts About David Culley

David Wayne Culley was born on September 17,1955 and is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

David Culley attended White County High School, where he played point guard in basketball, pitcher in baseball and quarterback in football.

David Culley played quarterback at Vanderbilt, where he was the first African-American to play the position in school history.

David Culley began his coaching career as a running backs coach at Austin Peay State University in 1978.

In 1979, David Culley joined Vanderbilt University, his alma mater, as their wide receivers coach.

David Culley then joined as the quarterbacks and running backs coach at Middle Tennessee State University in 1982.

In 1983, David Culley was hired by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as their wide receivers coach.

David Culley then served as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1985.

In 1989, David Culley was hired by the University of Texas at El Paso as their offensive coordinator, running backs coach and wide receivers coach.

In 1994, David Culley was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their wide receivers coach under head coach Sam Wyche.

In 1999, David Culley was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their wide receivers coach under new head coach Andy Reid.

In 2011, David Culley gained an additional role as a senior offensive assistant.

In 2017, David Culley was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their quarterbacks coach under new head coach Sean McDermott.

In 2019, David Culley was hired by the Baltimore Ravens as their assistant head coach, wide receivers coach and passing coordinator under head coach John Harbaugh.

David Culley missed the team's week 15 game in 2020 against the Jacksonville Jaguars due to an illness.

On January 29,2021, David Culley was hired to become the head coach of the Houston Texans.

David Culley became the Texans' fourth head coach in franchise history.