Spike Dykes
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 14, 1938 Lubbock, Texas |
| 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 | |
| Awards | |
| 3xSouthwest Conference Coach of the Year (1989, 1993, 1994) Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (1996) |
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William Taylor "Spike" Dykes (born March 14, 1938) is a retired American football coach. A high school and college football coach throughout his career, he most recently served as head coach at Texas Tech from 1986 to 1999.
Born in Lubbock, Texas and raised in Ballinger, William Taylor "Spike" Dykes graduated from Ballinger High School in 1955 and Stephen F. Austin State University in 1959. At Stephen F. Austin, Dykes played center on the Lumberjacks football team. Upon graduation, he served in several high school head and assistant coaching positions, including a stint as defensive coordinator under Emory Bellard at San Angelo Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. In 1972, Dykes became an assistant coach at the University of Texas. He filled assistant roles at two other universities before returning to the high school level to coach at Midland Lee from 1980 to 1983.
Dykes was hired to be the head coach at Texas Tech in 1986. He was he first coach in school history to lead the team to seven straight bowl-eligible seasons and to coach the team in seven bowl games.
Dykes was the school's first coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in six different seasons. He earned three Southwest Conference and one Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year honors. His record at Tech stands at 82–67–1. On November 20, 1999, Dykes retired after 13 seasons as head coach.
Dykes moved to Horseshoe Bay, Texas after retiring from coaching and also bought a house at Matagorda Bay.
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