Derek Dooley thought he was happy practicing law at a private firm in Atlanta in the mid-1990s. Despite his football bloodlines -- he is the son of legendary Georgia head coach Vince Dooley -- Dooley believed his calling was the courtroom and not on the sidelines.He was wrong.
"Football has been a part of my life, but I kind of grew up never really wanting to coach -- I am not sure why," Dooley told FanHouse.
"I did fairly well in school, I enjoyed the challenge of law school, and I went on to practice law. But I guess football was in my blood. It wasn't that I didn't like practicing law as much as was I just missed all the great things associated with athletics and football. I am really glad I made the switch when I did and it has worked out so far."
