Donald Dykes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player
Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1955
Place of Birth: Independence, Louisiana, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Donald Dykes
- Donald Ray Dykes is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for four seasons for the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers.
- He also played in the United States Football League.
- He was an assistant football coach at the University of Arkansas in Monticello.As of 2016, Donald Dykes is in his fifth year at SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE as defensive backs coach.
- He came to Southwest from Glenville (WV) State College where he held the same position in the 2011 season. A native of Hammond, LA, Dykes won numerous individual state track and field championships at Hammond High School and helped the Tornadoes win two team championships.
- He was also a 10-time All-State selection and a one-time All American selection. Dykes attended Southeastern Louisiana University where he was a four-year letterman in both football and track and field.
- An eight-time All-American in track and field, he won three national championships including two in the long jump.
- In 1977, he set a school and Louisiana state record with a long jump of 26’ 3” which was 17th best in the world.
- He was also an NAIA outdoor champion in the event. As a member of the SLU football team, he blocked 12 kicks and had six interceptions.
- He graduated from SLU in 1988 with a B.
- A.
- degree in Criminology. A third-round NFL draft pick by the New York Jets in 1979, Dykes played for the Jets from 1979-1981.
- His best season came in 1980 when he had five interceptions.
- Also in 1980, he qualified for the Olympic trials in the long jump.
- He was traded to the San Diego Chargers in 1982 and signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent in 1983.
- Later, he played for the Houston Gamblers and Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL. He received a master's degree from Delta State University in Health and Physical Education in 1994 and helped coach the Statesmen to a NCAA Division II national championship in 2000. He began his coaching career at Hammond High School in 1989.
- Other coaching stops along the way include Ft.
- Valley State (GA) University, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Arkansas-Monticello. Dykes has two children and three grandchildren.
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