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 lifeedit
Drake and his wife, Sheila, had three daughters. He died on August 11, 2019, at the age of 62. The official cause of death is still to be determined.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abc. Chicagobears.om. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^Mayer, Larry (January 17, 2013). . Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
^Klinger, Jacob (January 20, 2018). "Steelers hire Darryl Drake as receivers coach: report". The Patriot-News. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^"Steelers WR coach Darryl Drake dies at age of 62". NFL.com. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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darryl, drake, december, 1956, august, 2019, american, football, player, coach, career, spanned, four, decades, including, stints, wide, receivers, coach, chicago, bears, arizona, cardinals, pittsburgh, steelers, national, football, league, drake, 2014personal. 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 Darryl DrakeDrake in 2014Personal informationBorn 1956 12 11 December 11 1956Louisville Kentucky U S Died August 11 2019 2019 08 11 aged 62 Latrobe Pennsylvania U S Height 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Career informationHigh school Louisville KY FlagetCollege Western KentuckyUndrafted 1979Career historyAs a player Washington Redskins 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders 1981 Cincinnati Bengals 1983 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Western Kentucky 1983 1984 Graduate assistant Western Kentucky 1985 1988 Wide receivers coach Western Kentucky 1989 1990 Defensive backs coach Western Kentucky 1991 Quarterbacks coach Georgia 1992 1996 Wide receivers coach Baylor 1997 Offensive coordinator amp quarterbacks coach Texas 1998 2002 Wide receivers coach Texas 2003 Associate head coach amp wide receivers coach Chicago Bears 2004 2012 Wide receivers coach Arizona Cardinals 2013 2017 Wide receivers coach Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 2019 Wide receivers coach Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 Coaching career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksCollege career editDrake played wide receiver for Western Kentucky University from 1975 to 1978 1 Professional career editDrake 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 editDrake 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 editDrake and his wife Sheila had three daughters He died on August 11 2019 at the age of 62 The official cause of death is still to be determined 4 References edit a b c Chicago Bears Chicagobears om Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved August 11 2019 Mayer Larry January 17 2013 Trestman in process of assembling coaching staff Chicago Bears Archived from the original on January 20 2013 Retrieved January 17 2013 Klinger Jacob January 20 2018 Steelers hire Darryl Drake as receivers coach report The Patriot News Retrieved August 11 2019 Steelers WR coach Darryl Drake dies at age of 62 NFL com August 11 2019 Retrieved August 11 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Darryl Drake at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darryl Drake amp oldid 1196100368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
