# Dick Dickey

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**Richard Lea Dickey** (October 26, 1926 – July 3, 2006)[1][2] was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player for the [National Professional Basketball League](/source/National_Professional_Basketball_League_(1950%E2%80%931951))'s [Anderson Packers](/source/Anderson_Packers) and [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association)'s [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics), although he is best remembered for his college career while playing at [NC State](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_men's_basketball). Dickey averaged 2.8 Points and 1.1 Assists while playing in a total of 45 games for the Celtics and Packers.

Dickey was drafted with the 2nd Pick in the 3rd round of the [1951 NBA Draft](/source/1951_NBA_Draft) by the [Baltimore Bullets](/source/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)), but he did not end up playing for them.

## Early life

Dickey was born in [Rigdon, Indiana](/source/Rigdon,_Indiana).[1] He attended Pendleton High School in [Pendleton, Indiana](/source/Pendleton,_Indiana) and graduated in 1944.[3] During his [senior](/source/Senior_(education)) 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.[3]

## Career

### College

Dickey decided to attend [North Carolina State University](/source/North_Carolina_State_University) to play basketball for future [Hall of Fame](/source/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame) coach [Everett Case](/source/Everett_Case) two years after he graduated high school. It is his college career for which Dickey is most remembered. Between 1946–47 and 1949–50, the 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball)) (who would later play [guard](/source/Guard_(basketball)) professionally) led the Wolfpack to all four [Southern Conference](/source/Southern_Conference) championships during his tenure[3] and was named all-conference four times.[3] He is the only NC State player to earn that distinction.[3] The Wolfpack compiled an overall record of 106–23 in that time, finishing with season records of 26–5, 28–4, 25–8 and 27–6. As a [sophomore](/source/Sophomore_year) in 1947–48, Dickey was voted a consensus [Second Team All-American](/source/1948_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans).

In 1949–50, Dickey's senior season, the Wolfpack advanced to the [NCAA Tournament Final Four](/source/1950_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), where they lost to eventual national champion [CCNY](/source/1949%E2%80%9350_CCNY_Beavers_men's_basketball_team), 78–73. When the Wolfpack defeated [Holy Cross](/source/Holy_Cross_Crusaders_men's_basketball) 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.[1] He was also selected to play in the East-West College All-Star game at the end of the year.[3]

### Professional

After graduating in 1950, Dickey was selected as the 25th pick in the third round by the [Baltimore Bullets](/source/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)) in the [1950 NBA draft](/source/1950_NBA_draft). Although he was drafted by an NBA team, he actually spent his first year of professional basketball, 1950–51, playing for the [Anderson Packers](/source/Anderson_Packers) in the National Professional Basketball League, which existed independently for only that season.[1] In , Dickey played for the [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics) of the NBA and finished with 127 points, 81 rebounds and 50 assists.[2] Dickey would be let go at the end of the season and never played professionally again.

## NBA career statistics

Legend 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 season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1951–52 Boston 45 9.8 .294 .681 1.8 1.1 2.8 Career 45 9.8 .294 .681 1.8 1.1 2.8

### Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 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 life

After his basketball playing career ended, Dickey spent much of his later life in the insurance industry, spending 29 years with Farm Bureau Insurance.[3] He received honors for his outstanding basketball career at NC State and at the high school level, including a 2005 induction into the [Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame](/source/Indiana_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame), a 2014 induction into the [NC State Athletic Hall of Fame](/source/NC_State_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame) and having his college jersey number (#70) officially honored by NC State.[3] Dickey died on July 3, 2006, in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis) at age 79.[1] The cause of death was due to complications from recent lung surgery.[1] He was survived by his wife, Jean, and his seven children.[1]

## References

1. ["Former N.C. State All-American Dick Dickey dies at 79"](https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2006-07-05-obit-dickey_x.htm). *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. Gannett Company, Inc. July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

1. ["Dick Dickey"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dickedi01.html). *basketball-reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

1. ["Dick Dickey"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101125205944/http://hoopshall.com/hall/d/dick-dickey/). *[Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame](/source/Indiana_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame)*. Hoops Hall. 2008. Archived from [the original](http://hoopshall.com/hall/d/dick-dickey/) on November 25, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

## External links

- [Dick Dickey's entry](https://web.archive.org/web/20101125205944/http://hoopshall.com/hall/d/dick-dickey/) at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

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