Gerald Dockery (born August 17, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver who played four seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Texas Terror, Grand Rapids Rampage and Houston ThunderBears. He attended Worthing High School in Houston, Texas. He first enrolled at Arizona Western College before transferring to Eastern New Mexico University.[1] Dockery was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders. Dockery was inducted into Evan E. Worthings 2022 Wall of Fame class as a QB '85-'89.[2]
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| Born: | August 17, 1970 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) |
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Worthing |
| College: | Eastern New Mexico |
| Position: | Wide receiver / Defensive back |
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| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
He served as head coach of the Katy Ruff Riders from 2007 to 2010 and was head coach of the Houston Stallions from 2011 to 2012.[1][3][4] He was the offensive coordinator of the Corpus Christi Fury in 2016.[5] In 2018, he joined the Georgia Doom as the team's offensive coordinator and assistant head coach.[6] After head coach Derek Stingley left the team in May 2018, Dockery became the team's new head coach[7] and defeated the league-leading Richmond Roughriders in his first game. The Doom went on to defeat both the top teams in the American Arena League before the Doom were suddenly withdrawn from playoff participation despite being the third seed. Dockery left the Doom after the season.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Houston Not Horsing Around". alabamahammers.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Football League". The Southeast Missourian. June 15, 1995. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Ruff Riders Announce Gerald Dockery to be Head Coach". oursportscentral.com. November 11, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Ruff Riders Fire Head Coach". bigcountryhomepage.com. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Gerald Dockery – Assistant Head Coach & Offensive Coordinator". ccfury.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ "Gerald Dockery". georgiadoom.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Derek Stingley Out as Georgia Doom Football Coach, General Manager". WMGT-TV. May 9, 2018.
- ^ "Gerald Dockery Won't Return as Georgia Doom Coach". WMGT-TV. July 2, 2018.