Sonny Dykes
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Sonny Dykes is an American college football head coach known for his prolific, pass-heavy offenses and successful tenures at programs such as Louisiana Tech, California, SMU, and TCU.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonny Dykes canonical | 3 |
| Sonny Dykes (as a coach and mentor) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Texas Tech University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Big 12 Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedAt |
Louisiana Tech University
NERFINISHED
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Southern Methodist University NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Christian University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingSpecialty |
offensive strategy
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quarterback development ⓘ |
| conferenceCoachedIn |
American Athletic Conference
NERFINISHED
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Big 12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Pac-12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Athletic Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-11-09 ⓘ |
| familyRelation | son of Spike Dykes ⓘ |
| father | Spike Dykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Daniel Sonny Dykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | three children ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
California Golden Bears football team
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team NERFINISHED ⓘ SMU Mustangs football team NERFINISHED ⓘ TCU Horned Frogs football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Air Raid offense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Air Raid–influenced offenses
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pass-heavy offensive schemes ⓘ |
| ledTeamTo | College Football Playoff National Championship Game appearance with TCU ⓘ |
| nickname | Sonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | turning around struggling programs ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 2022 season with TCU Horned Frogs ⓘ |
| occupation | American football coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Big Spring, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCollegeFootballAt | Texas Tech University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | head coach ⓘ |
| previousRole |
assistant coach at Texas Tech University
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assistant coach at University of Arizona ⓘ assistant coach at University of Kentucky ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Kate Dykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
spread offense
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up-tempo offense ⓘ |
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Sonny Dykes (as a coach and mentor)