1. John "Rex" Dockery was an American football player and coach.
11 Facts About Rex Dockery
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Rex Dockery was a 1960 graduate of Bradley Central High School in Cleveland.
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Rex Dockery went on to receive a degree from the University of Tennessee where he played four years of football for the Vols.
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Rex Dockery got his coaching start as a graduate assistant at Tennessee.
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Rex Dockery then coached football at Harriman High School the 1966 and 1967 seasons.
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In 1972, Rex Dockery became the offensive line coach at Georgia Tech, where he was reunited with his high school teammate Steve Sloan.
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When Sloan went on to Texas Tech two years later, Rex Dockery went with him as offensive coordinator.
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When Steve Sloan left Texas Tech for Ole Miss in 1978, Rex Dockery became the team's head coach.
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Rex Dockery served as the head football coach for the Memphis Tigers from 1981 to 1983.
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Rex Dockery was killed in a plane crash on December 12,1983, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, en route to an appearance before the Quarterback Club there.
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Dee Rex Dockery currently serves as a physician at the Campbell Clinic Medical Center in Memphis.