Darryl Drake
| File:Darryl Drake in 2014.jpg Drake in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1956 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 2019 (aged 62) Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Louisville (KY) Flaget |
| College | Western Kentucky |
| NFL draft | 1979: undrafted |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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Darryl Drake (December 11, 1956 – August 11, 2019) was an American football player and coach. His career spanned four decades, including stints as the wide receivers coach of the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
College career
[edit | edit source]Drake played wide receiver for Western Kentucky University from 1975 to 1978.[1] In 2023, he was inducted into the Western Kentucky University Athletic Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Drake played wide receiver for three professional teams, the Washington Redskins in 1979, the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1981, and the Cincinnati Bengals in 1983.[1]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Drake coached at the collegiate level for 21 years. He joined the Chicago Bears coaching staff on February 6, 2004.[1] On January 17, 2013, Drake was not retained by new head coach Marc Trestman.[2] He later spent five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2018.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Drake and his wife, Sheila, had three daughters. He died on August 11, 2019, at the age of 62. The official cause of death has not been made public, although it's been reported that Drake experienced chest pains and declined an overnight hospital stay in the days before he died.[4]
References
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External links
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- 1956 births
- 2019 deaths
- American football wide receivers
- Chicago Bears coaches
- Flaget High School alumni
- Georgia Bulldogs football coaches
- Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky
- Texas Longhorns football coaches
- Arizona Cardinals coaches
- Pittsburgh Steelers coaches
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches
- Baylor Bears football coaches
- Washington Redskins players
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen