Dennis Erickson (born March 24, 1947 in Everett, Washington) is a football coach, currently the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He has been the head coach of six different college football programs (one, Idaho, twice) and two NFL franchises.
Erickson was raised in Ferndale, Washington, 100 miles (160 km) north of Seattle, and in Everett, twenty five miles north of Seattle. His father, Robert "Pink" Erickson, was a high school head foo...
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Dennis Erickson (born March 24, 1947 in Everett, Washington) is a football coach, currently the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He has been the head coach of six different college football programs (one, Idaho, twice) and two NFL franchises.
Erickson was raised in Ferndale, Washington, 100 miles (160 km) north of Seattle, and in Everett, twenty five miles north of Seattle. His father, Robert "Pink" Erickson, was a high school head football coach at Ferndale High School before becoming the head coach at Cascade High School in Everett. The younger Erickson played quarterback at the rival Everett High, coached by next-door neighbor, Bill Dunn. This "made for some quiet dinners on game day." As a junior, Dennis was the starting quarterback, beating out the former starter, senior Mike Price, another future college head coach.
Price, the son of the head coach of Everett Junior College, was moved to defense (as a safety). When Erickson left Washington State for Miami in 1989, he...
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