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HAILS FROM Wichita Falls LIVES IN Dallas OFFSPRING Allie, 11, Charlie, 8, and Daniel, 3 ALMA MATER Texas Tech with a degree in communications SIGNIFICANT OTHER Husband Sonny Dykes, head football coach at SMU PARENTING GOAL “Structure. Every kid is different, but I think our house is a little cuckoo-crazy just because of football, and there’s a million things going on. I know immediately, if our kids are out of whack, it’s because there’s been no structure.
Kate Dykes and her daughters Allie and Charlie take the field in (of course) SMU colors.
DYKES: CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ
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KATE DYKES
wife of smu football coach sonny dykes WORDS HEATHER VANCE DEVERS
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EING A COACH’S WIFE IS NOT AN EASY GIG. Being the wife of the coach who achieved the most winning season for Southern Methodist University football since 1984 and a mom of three kiddos is even more challenging, but it’s a position that Kate Dykes handles with grace, humor and gratitude. She feels lucky that her children are surrounded by the team. “They have all these big brothers that they get to have these healthy, good relationships with,” she says. “It’s a big deal to them.” As for whether she likes being a Dallasite, the answer is simple: “No one in the country can have a better setup. I walk three blocks to the football stadium—I mean, it does not get better than that. We can walk to the games or drive a golf cart. Just [having the] ‘simple life’ is worth its weight in gold.” From football goals to #FamilyGoals, Dykes has scored big. Here’s her take on it all. dfwchild.com / march 2020
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