Daryl Dickey
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 11, 1961 Gainesville, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1985 | Tennessee |
| 1986 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1986–1987 | Memphis Showboats |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 1988 | Milano Rhinos (OC) |
| 1988 | Tennessee (assistant QB) |
| 1989 | Florida State (QB) |
| 1990–1993 | Kentucky (QB) |
| 1994 | Kentucky (OC) |
| 1995–1996 | Georgia Southern (OC/QB) |
| 1997–2000 | Presbyterian |
| 2001–2006 | Florida State (QB) |
| 2008–2013 | West Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–57 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Sugar Bowl MVP | |
Daryl Raymond Dickey (born June 11, 1961) is an American football administrator, former coach, and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of West Georgia from 2008 through the 2013 season. He served as the head football coach at Presbyterian College from 1997 to 2000. He is currently the athletic director at West Georgia.
Dickey played quarterback for the University of Tennessee, where he is remembered for coming off the bench during the 1985 season and leading the Vols to the SEC Championship and a 35-7 upset of Miami in the Sugar Bowl.
Dickey attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. He initially joined the University of Tennessee football team in 1980, but left the team for a year after suffering an injury. He redshirted in 1982.
For most of his college career, Dickey was a backup to star quarterbacks Alan Cockrell and Tony Robinson. His lone start prior to the 1985 season came against Army in 1984, when he completed 14 of 24 passes for 167 yards en route to a 24-24 tie.
During the 1985 season, Robinson, at the time a candidate for the Heisman Trophy, suffered a season-ending knee injury in the fourth quarter of a close game against Alabama. Dickey, by that time a fifth-year senior, stepped in as his replacement, and the Vols held on for a 16-14 victory. After a 6-6 tie against Georgia Tech the following week, Dickey led the Vols to five consecutive victories, helping the team earn its first SEC Championship since 1969. During this run, Dickey threw just one interception in 130 attempts, at one point throwing 106 consecutive passes without an interception.
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