Joe Dickinson is a former American football

American football

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 coach

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 and currently the Lead Private Quarterback Coach at DeBartolo Sports University. Prior to his time with DeBartolo, Joe Dickinson was a college coach at Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

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, Marshall

Marshall Thundering Herd football

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, Northern Illinois

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The Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference of the NCAA's Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision.-History:...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sooners football

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, Tulane

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 and Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma Bronchos

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.

High school and college

Dickinson attended Wayne High School

Wayne High School (Oklahoma)

Wayne High School is a high school located in Wayne, Oklahoma, in the United States. The school's mascot is a bulldog. Its sports include basketball, softball, track, football, and baseball. Wayne is most known for its girls sports as in their softball state champion team....

 in Wayne, Oklahoma

Wayne, Oklahoma

Wayne is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. Wayne and McClain County are part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area The population was 519 according to the 2000 census and is part of the "Heart of Oklahoma" area. Wayne was so named by early railroad workers from Pennsylvania who...

, and was a four-sport standout. Upon graduation he attended East Central University

East Central University

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 in Ada, Oklahoma

Ada, Oklahoma

Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,008 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the city population was estimated at 17,019....

 and was a three-year letter winner as quarterback of their football team.

Coaching career

Dickinson began his coaching career as an assistant for Tecumseh High School (1978–80), as well as, Edmond High School (1981–82). He used that experience to gain a Head Coaching position, in 1983, at one of the premier football programs in Oklahoma, Davis High School.

After concluding one full season Dickinson became a graduate assistant for the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 (1983–85) where he was part of the 1985 Sooner National Championship team coached by Barry Switzer

Barry Switzer

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. During these years at Oklahoma, Coach Dickinson was able to coach and work with Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman

Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...

.

From 1986-1989 Dickinson would hold the position of Running Backs Coach for Tulsa University before leaving to become the Offensive Coordinator for Marshall University

Marshall University

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 in 1990. Under his direction, Marshall scored 42 or more points in four of their contests.

At the conclusion of the season, Dickinson took his play-calling skills to Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...

 where he served as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach from 1991-95. In 1993 he helped oversee the nation’s leading rusher, LeShon Johnson

LeShon Johnson

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, who carried for 1,976 yards on 327 carries while finishing 6th in the Heisman voting.

In 1996 Dickinson moved back home to his native Oklahoma for a second stint with the Sooners coaching staff. He started as the Running Back coach from 1996-97 where he coached RB De'mond Parker

De'mond Parker

De'Mond Keith Parker was an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners, one of their all-time greats, that had a limited career in the National Football League...

 who finished with 2,327 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns in two seasons. Dickinson would be promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the 1998 season. That year he helped the Sooners to their best finish since 1995, but would leave the program with the arrival of Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops

Robert Anthony "Bob" Stoops is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship....

 in 1999.

Dickinson would accept a position with Tulane University

Tulane University

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  to be their Running Backs Coach. In the 1999 season, he guided five Green Wave players to carry the ball at least 38 times and help four of the five backs to achieve an average yard per carry of over 4 yards.

Wanting to be close to his home, Dickinson would move back to Oklahoma where he would become the Recruiting Coordinator and Quarterback and Wide Receiver Coach for the University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma

The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...

 (2003–06). Here he was attributed with bringing in highly touted recruiting classes and helped the Central Oklahoma Bronco quarterbacks pass for 8,944 yards and over 40 touchdowns in his four seasons with the team.

Air 7 Quarterback University

After concluding his twenty five years in the college coaching ranks Dickinson helped tutor young quarterbacks through the Air 7 Quarterback University that traveled throughout the United States. The highlight of the Air 7 Quarterback University (known today as Football University) was the strong relationship with the United States Army All-American Bowl which highlights the top high school athletes around the country.

DeBartolo Sports University

In 2007, Dickinson was hired to be the Lead Quarterback Instructor at DeBartolo Sports University which conducts quarterback camps and private training all over the country. Since 2007 over 100+ Quarterbacks have been trained by Dickinson ranging from amateur to professional levels.

Throughout his coaching career he has been credited to work with NFL quarterbacks Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman

Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...

, J.P. Losman

J.P. Losman

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, Patrick Ramsey

Patrick Ramsey

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, Gus Frerotte

Gus Frerotte

Gustave Joseph "Gus" Frerotte is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa....

, Rudy Carpenter

Rudy Carpenter

Rudy Carpenter is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

, Josh Freeman

Josh Freeman

-2009:On November 8, 2009, Freeman started his first professional game at home against the Green Bay Packers. The Buccaneers won, ending an 11-game losing streak. He completed 14 out of 31 passes for 205 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, and 1 INT, including a fourth down touchdown pass to rookie Sammie...

, Rhett Bomar

Rhett Bomar

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, and Chase Daniel

Chase Daniel

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. Currently he is credited with the development of recent college quarterbacks Austin Brown, Conner Preston (Southern Methodist University), Dayne Crist

Dayne Crist

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 (University of Notre Dame), Matt Barkley

Matt Barkley

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 (University of Southern California), Cody Keith (East Carolina University) and Daxx Garman  (University of Arizona).



Quarterbacks Joe Dickinson has trained:

Dayne Crist – University of Notre Dame

Jake Heaps – BYU

Josh Freeman – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rhett Bomar – Minnesota Vikings

Rudy Carpenter – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

EJ Manual – Florida State University

Terrelle Pryor – Ohio State University

Marqueis Gray – University of Minnesota

Blake Bell – Oklahoma

Todd Boeckman – Ohio State University

Willie Tuitama – University of Arizona

Richard Brehaut – UCLA

Josh Nunes – Stanford

Matt Scott – University of Arizona

Russell Shepard – LSU

Trevor Brown – Utah State

Patrick Ramsey – NFL Free Agent

JP Losman – NFL Free Agent

Personal life

Fab50 Recruiting is a website Joe Dickinson founded back in 2000 that includes information on the top junior college and High School football players from Oklahoma.

He has also appeared in the Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

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 television series Fatherhood

Snoop Dogg's Father Hood

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, where he is shown tutoring Snoop Dogg's son who is focused on developing his quarterback skills. He is also part of the up-coming documentary The Hopeful starring recent East Carolina recruit Cody Keith.

Dickinson currently resides in Choctaw, Oklahoma

Choctaw, Oklahoma

Choctaw is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma. Choctaw physically became a community in 1890, but was not given actual status as a town until 1893 when a territorial governor was appointed for Oklahoma. It officially celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993....

, with his wife and three children.