Coach Daykin was born in Taipei, Taiwan and grew up in Augusta, Ga.  He attended Georgia Tech and graduated in 1977 as a Dean’s List student with a degree in Industrial Engineering. Tony played linebacker and strong safety and was elected team captain in 1976.He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1977 and played there in 1977 and 1978 and then played from 1979 - 1982 for the Atlanta Falcons.                             

He has been married to Kathy, a graduate of UGA, since 1982. They have two children, Kevin, who graduated from UGA in 2010, and Haley, who graduated from KSU in 2015.

This is his seventh year as a math teacher and coach at Kell.