A legend in every sense.#TexasTech mourns the loss of head coach Spike Dykes. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/Cflm9QpxYq
— Texas Tech Athletics (@TechAthletics) April 10, 2017
Former Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes died Monday, April 11th at the age of 79.
Dykes served as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1986 to 1999 and led the program to seven bowl games while going 82-67-1. He earned Coach of the Year honors three times in the Southwest Conference and in the Big 12’s inaugural season in 1996.
Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said the following in a statement:
“Red Raider Nation mourns the loss of legendary head coach Spike Dykes. Anyone who met Spike quickly learned how much he loved West Texas and most importantly, Texas Tech. The legacy he left at Texas Tech will be remembered forever.”
Dykes was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He was the Red Raiders’ all-time winningest head coach before Mike Leach broke the record in 2009.
Memorial services for Dykes will be held in Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday and in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, on Friday.