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Derek Dooley (American football)

Derek Dooley, American football player and coach

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Born
June 10, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1968

About Derek Dooley (American football)

Derek Vincent Dooley is an American football coach, attorney, and former college football player. Dooley most recently served as a senior offensive analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 2007 to 2009 and the University of Tennessee from 2010 to 2012. In his first season as head coach, Dooley led the Bulldogs to a 5–7 record in 2007. This is where his father Vince Dooley was the athletic director and head football coach who won the 1980 national championship there. In the 2008 season, Dooley led Louisiana Tech to a 7–5 regular season record.

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Derek Dooley (American football) timeline

  1. This is where his father Vince Dooley was the athletic director and head football coach who won the 1980 national championship there.
  2. In his first season as head coach, Dooley led the Bulldogs to a 5–7 record in 2007.
  3. In the 2008 season, Dooley led Louisiana Tech to a 7–5 regular season record.

The world when Derek Dooley (American football) was born

Derek Dooley (American football) was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Derek Dooley (American football)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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