Spike Dykes
American football player and coach (1938–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Taylor "Spike" Dykes (March 14, 1938 – April 10, 2017) was an American football coach. A high school and college football coach throughout his career, he last served as head coach at Texas Tech University from 1986 to 1999.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1938-03-14)March 14, 1938 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
Died | April 10, 2017(2017-04-10) (aged 79) Horseshoe Bay, Texas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1956–1958 | Stephen F. Austin |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959 | Eastland HS (TX) (assistant) |
1960–1961 | Ballinger HS (TX) (assistant) |
1962–1963 | SA Central HS (TX) (DC) |
1964–1965 | Coahoma HS (TX) |
1966 | Belton HS (TX) |
1967–1969 | Big Spring HS (TX) |
1970–1971 | Alice HS (TX) |
1972–1976 | Texas (assistant) |
1977–1978 | New Mexico (assistant) |
1979 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
1980–1983 | Midland Lee HS (TX) |
1984–1986 | Texas Tech (DC) |
1986–1999 | Texas Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 82–67–1 (college) |
Bowls | 2–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SWC (1994) | |
Awards | |
3× SWC Coach of the Year (1989, 1993, 1994) Big 12 Coach of the Year (1996) | |
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