DARRYL DRAKE
LATROBE, Pa. — Darryl Drake’s coaching bona fides are indisputable, presented neatly and chronologically in a timeline dating back to his days as a Western Kentucky University graduate assistant in 1983. The list of the men he molded in his four stops in the college ranks and his three jobs in the NFL include both certain Hall of Fame inductees and nobodies from nowhere, and he impacted the careers of them all.
Darryl Drake died early Sunday morning, Aug. 11. He was 62.
“We are at a loss for words following Darryl Drake’s passing,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “Darryl had such an impact on the players he coached and everyone he worked with throughout his entire career. He was a passionate coach and had a tremendous spirit toward life, his family, his faith, and the game of football. Our prayers and thoughts are with his wife, Sheila, his three daughters, his grandchildren, and entire family during this difficult time.”
The last two of a 37-season coaching career had been with the Steelers when Coach Mike Tomlin brought
