NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
Richard 'Dick' Dickey
- Induction:
- 2014
Awards
- Only four-time first-team all-conference player in school history (All-Southern Conference, 1947, `48, `49, `50)
- One of three three-time All-American players in program history.
- Inaugural Dixie Classic MVP (1949)
- All-NCAA Finals team, All-NCAA East Region team (1950)
- Four-time All-Southern Conference Tournament selection (three first-team, one second-team)
- Alumni Athletic Trophy winner (1950)
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (2005)
- NC State honored jersey (No. 70)
Individual Records
- All-time leading scorer (1950-51) with 1,644 points.
- Currently ranks eighth on career scoring list.
- First NC State player to score 1,000 career points.
- Ranks fifth in career free throws made with 462, third with 710 attempted.
Team Records
- Four consecutive Southern Conference championships
- NC State's first Final Four team (1950)
- NCAA third-place finish (1950)
General Information
- Native of Alexandria, Ind.
- Arrived in fall of 1946 with Everett Case, straight from Iowa Pre-Flight Training School, where he played during WWII.
- Introduced the running one-handed jumpshot to Southern basketball.
- First NC State player ever taken in the NBA draft, Dickey was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in 1960.
- Helped former roommate Norm Sloan recruit players during the 1960s and `70s.
- Born: Oct. 26, 1926 in Rigdon, Ind.; Died: July 3, 2006.
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Coach Moore ACCN Interview at ACC Tipoff
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