[1] As of 2016, Donald Dykes is in his fifth year at Southwest Mississippi Community College as defensive backs coach.
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.
He was traded to the San Diego Chargers in 1982 and signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent in 1983.
He received a master's degree from Delta State University in Health and Physical Education in 1994 and helped coach the Statesmen to an NCAA Division II national championship in 2000.