Derek Dooley (American football coach)
Dooley in 2010
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Dallas Cowboys |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 10, 1968 Athens, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Georgia (GA) |
| 1997–1999 | SMU (WR) |
| 2000–2002 | LSU (TE/RC) |
| 2003–2004 | LSU (RB/ST)(Asst. HC) |
| 2005–2006 | Miami Dolphins (TE) |
| 2007–2009 | Louisiana Tech |
| 2010–2012 | Tennessee |
| 2013–present | Dallas Cowboys (WR) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–41 (.438) |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
Derek Dooley (born June 10, 1968) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
He served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee from 2010 to 2012 and Louisiana Tech University from 2007 to 2009. From 2008 to 2009 Dooley was the only head football coach in the country who also served as the university’s athletics director. In 2008, Dooley led Louisiana Tech to its first postseason victory in 30 years and was named the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association Coach of the Year. Prior to becoming a head coach, he was an assistant coach for Nick Saban for seven years, which included a BCS National Championship at LSU in 2003.
Before embarking on his coaching career, Dooley practiced law at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the son of former University of Georgia head football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley.
Dooley was born in Athens, Georgia, in 1968, the son of University of Georgia coach Vince Dooley and his wife, radio talk show host Barbara Meshad Dooley. Dooley played high school football at Clarke Central High School in Athens under legendary coach Billy Henderson. He was a star tight end on the school's 1985 AAAA State Championship team. Dooley played alongside other notable Clarke Central (and later NFL) players, including kicker John Kasay (Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints), defensive end and former University of Tennessee defensive line coach Chuck Smith (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina) and wide receiver Willie Green (four teams).
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