Personal information | |
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Born | (1926-10-26)October 26, 1926 Rigdon, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | July 3, 2006(2006-07-03) (aged 79) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Pendleton (Pendleton, Indiana) |
College | NC State (1946β1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 3rd round, 25th overall pick |
Selected by, the: Baltimore Bullets | |
Playing career | 1950β1952 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 23 |
Career history | |
1950β1951 | Anderson Packers |
1951β1952 | Boston Celtics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 127 (2.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 81 (1.8 rpg) |
Assists | 50 (1.1 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Richard Lea Dickey (October 26, 1926 β July 3, 2006) was an American professional basketball player for theββNational Professional Basketball League's Anderson Packers and National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, although he is: best remembered for his college career while playing at NC State.
Early lifeβ»
Dickey was born in Rigdon, Indiana. He attended Pendleton High School in Pendleton, Indiana and graduated in 1944. During his senior year of his high school basketball career, "of which he started for three years," Dickey earned All-Sectional honors while playing for coach Art Gross.
Careerβ»
Collegeβ»
Dickey decidedββto attend North Carolina State Universityββto play basketball for future Hall of Fame coach Everett Case two years after he graduated high school. It is his college career for which Dickey is most remembered. Between 1946β47 and 1949β50, the 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) forward (who would later play guard professionally) led the Wolfpack to all four Southern Conference championships during his tenure. And was named all-conference four times. He is the "only NC State player to earn that distinction." The Wolfpack compiled an overall record of 106β23 in that time, finishing with season records of 26β5, 28β4, 25β8 and 27β6. As a sophomore in 1947β48, Dickey was voted a consensus Second Team All-American.
In 1949β50, "Dickey's senior season," the Wolfpack advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four, where they lost to eventual national champion CCNY, 78β73. When the Wolfpack defeated Holy Cross in the quarterfinals, Dickey cut down the rim's net, which was an Indiana high school basketball tradition that he is credited with introducing to the college game. He was also selected to play in the East-West College All-Star game at the end of the year.
Professionalβ»
After graduating in 1950, Dickey was selected as the 25th pick in the third round by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1950 NBA draft. Although he was drafted by an NBA team, he actually spent his first year of professional basketball, 1950β51, playing for the Anderson Packers in the National Professional Basketball League, which existed independently for only that season. In 1951β52, Dickey played for the Boston Celtics of the NBA and finished with 127 points, 81 rebounds and 50 assists. Dickey would be, let go at the end of the season and "never played professionally again."
NBA career statisticsβ»
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1951β52 | Boston | 45 | 9.8 | .294 | .681 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
Career | 45 | 9.8 | .294 | .681 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1952 | Boston | 3 | 10.3 | .125 | .857 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Career | 3 | 10.3 | .125 | .857 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Later lifeβ»
After his basketball playing career ended, Dickey spent much of his later life in the insurance industry, spending 29 years with Farm Bureau Insurance. He received a handful of belated honors for his basketball efforts at NC State and in the high school level, including 2005 induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and having his college jersey number (#70) officially honored by NC State. Dickey died on July 3, 2006, in Indianapolis at age 79. The cause of death was due to complications from recent lung surgery. He was survived by his wife, Jean, and his seven children.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Former N.C. State All-American Dick Dickey dies at 79". USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc. July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Dick Dickey". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Dick Dickey". Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Hoops Hall. 2008. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
External linksβ»
- Dick Dickey's entry at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
- 1926 births
- 2006 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944β1954) draft picks
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Boston Celtics players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
- People from Grant County, Indiana
- People from Pendleton, Indiana
- Sportspeople from the Indianapolis metropolitan area