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NameKarl Dorrell
First NameKarl
Last NameDorrell
OccupationFootball Coach
BirthdayDecember 18
Birth Year1963
Place of BirthAlameda
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignSagittarius
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Chandler Dorrell

Karl Dorrell Biography

Karl Dorrell is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on December 18, 1963 in Alameda, California, United States.

Karl James Dorrell (born December 18, 1963) is an American football coach, who is the head coach at the University of Colorado. Dorrell most notably served as the head football coach of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2003 to 2007, compiling a record of 35–27. He led the UCLA Bruins to five bowl appearance in five seasons, but did not coach in the fifth after he was fired in December 2007. Dorrell was the first and only African American head football coach in UCLA’s history to date.

Karl attended Helix High School in La Mesa, California, where he played football. He was a two-time all-league selection and an honorable mention All-American as a senior. He led Helix to the CIF San Diego Section second place in 1981.

UCLA played its first game at the University of Notre Dame since the 1960s and was leading 17–13, but the Irish scored a touchdown in the final minute to win.

Karl Dorrell Net Worth

Karl is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karl Dorrell's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeFootball Coach
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In the 1986 UCLA vs. USC game, Dorrell was on the receiving end of a play that the Los Angeles Times dubbed “Hail Mary, and in your face.” On the last play of the first half, UCLA quarterback Matt Stevens faked a kneeldown, then pulled up and threw a Hail Mary pass, which was tipped into the hands of the flanker, Dorrell, to put the Bruins up 31–0 at the half. They would go on to win 45–20.

He had a brief career as a player in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1987 season, but he was placed on the injured reserve.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Karl went on to play football at UCLA, earning four varsity letters in football. He was one of the most successful wide receivers at UCLA with 1,517 receiving yards on 108 receptions. He suffered a shoulder injury in 1984 and was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. He played on a team that won the Rose Bowl in 1983, 1984, and 1986, and that won the Freedom Bowl in 1986.

Who is Karl Dorrell Dating?

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Dorrell’s first job as a coach was in 1988, as a graduate assistant for Terry Donahue at UCLA. That season the Bruins finished the season with a record of 10-2 and defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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During the 1983 season, he was a teammate of quarterback Rick Neuheisel, who would be his eventual successor as UCLA head coach. He caught touchdowns from Neuheisel during the season, including two in the 1984 Rose Bowl.

In 1989, he became a wide receivers coach at UCF. In 1990 and 1991 he was the offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Northern Arizona. Under his tutelage, the NAU offense set a school record with 255 first downs in 1991, amassing the second-most total offense (4,539 yards) in a season.

Top Facts about Karl Dorrell

  1. Played college football at UCLA.
  2. Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1987.
  3. Coached at various colleges including Colorado and UCLA.
  4. Served as head coach for the Miami Dolphins in 2004-05.
  5. Returned to coaching at Colorado in 2018.
  6. Named head coach of University of Colorado football team in 2020.
  7. Has a career record of 35-27 as a college head coach.
  8. Won Pac-12 Coach of the Year award in 2020.
  9. Known for developing NFL quarterbacks such as Jay Cutler and Brett Hundley.
  10. Was a wide receiver during his playing days at UCLA.

Facts & Trivia

Karl Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Karl Dorrell celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

From 1992 to 1993, Dorrell coached wide receivers at Colorado. In his first year with the Buffaloes, two of his receivers, Charles Johnson and Michael Westbrook, became just the fourth pair of receivers on the same team in NCAA history to each have over 1,000 receiving yards.

How old is Karl Dorrell?

58 years (December 18, 1963)

Where did Karl Dorrell go to High School?

Education

Where is Karl Dorrell now?

Karl Dorrell is in his second year as the head football coach at the University of Colorado, as he was named the 27th full-timer to the position on February 23, 2020, very much a “homecoming” for him as he twice served as an assistant coach for the Buffaloes in the 1990s.

Who is Colorado's football coach?

Karl Dorrell

Where did Karl Dorrell coach?

Teams coached

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