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Stephen F. Austin State University.
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Spike Dykes
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Dykes was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on March 11, 2008. Early years Spike Dykes is a 1959 alumnus of Austin State University, where he 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. Texas Technical Dykes was hired to be the head coach at Texas Technical in 1986.
He would become the first coach in school history to lead the team to seven straight bowl-eligible seasons and to coach the team in seven bowl games and also was head coach of the first Big 12 Conference football game along with Bill Snyder. Dykes was the school"s first coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in six different seasons.
His record at Technical stands at 82–67–1.
He is the author of the books Spike Dykes" Tales from the Texas Technical Sideline (with Dave Boling) and Principles of Coaching Football (with Mike Bobo). One of Dykes" two sons—Daniel, aka Sonny Dykes—is also a college football coach. The younger Dykes was hired to be the head coach of the California Golden Bears on December 5, 2012.
He spent the previous 3 seasons as the head coach at Louisiana Technical, guiding the Bulldogs to a 22-15 record over that span.
Dykes" other son, Rick, spent many years as an assistant football coach at Texas Technical, including a stint as Offensive Coordinator. Rick is a business owner in Lubbock.
Dykes also has a daughter, Bebe.
