Derek Dooley

Derek Dooley was born in Athens, GA on June 10th 1968. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, a Fort Worth native. Together they have three children, sons John Taylor and Peyton and daughter Julianna. Derek Dooley is the youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons, claiming 6 league titles and the 1980 nation championship. Dooley began his football career playing collegiate football at Virginia where he played wide receiver. His coaching career began in 1996 when he was a graduate assistant at Georgia under defensive coordinator Joe Kines. He then served as the wide receivers coach and co-recruiting coordinator as SMU helping the Mustangs score their only winning season over a 20 year stretch. Dooley moved on to LSU where he served as the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach from 2000-02 under Nick Saban. Thanks to his efforts in helping the team achieve two SEC championships, Dooley was promoted to assistant head coach for the 2004 season. After spending time at LSU, Dooley made his NFL coaching debut with the Miami Dolphins, then under the guidance of Nick Saban, as the tight ends coach from 2005-06. From 2007-2012 Dooley moved back to the NCAA level and was the head coach for Louisiana Tech (2007-2009) and the Tennessee Volunteers (2010-2012). With success including bowl games and record breaking stats, Derek Dooley was recruited by the Dallas Cowboys in 2013 to serve as the wide receivers coach. Since his arrival in Dallas, Dooley has guided the receiving offense which includes Dez Bryant and Cole Beasley, whose receiving efforts have been instrumental in Dallas' season with quarterback Dak Prescott. Dooley's guidance during his debut season in Dallas resulted in the rise of elite receiver Dez Bryant who led the team with a career high 93 receptions, 13 touchdowns, and 1,233 receiving yards. In Dooley's second season with the Cowboys, re Bryant established club single season record with a league best 16 touchdown catches while tallying his third consecutive 1,000 yard season. Dooley's leadership and experience in the receiving offensive over the last 5 years has established both Bryant and breakout Cole Beasley as serious contributors to the success of the Dallas offensive line.