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Revision as of 00:00, 15 May 2006
Clifford Lynn Dickey was a professional football quarterback for the Houston Oilers and Green Bay Packers in the 1970s and 1980s.
Dickey was born on October 19,1949 in Miami County, Kansas and grew up in the community of Osawatomie. After a successful high school career, he was recruited by Kansas State University in 1967, where he became the top quarterback in the Big Eight Conference. In 1970, Dickey finished 10th in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.
Upon graduation in 1971, Dickey was drafted in the 3rd round by the Houston Oilers, where he played for four seasons until he was packaged in a trade to Green Bay involving John Hadl. Dickey's career was most successful with the Green Bay Packers from 1976 to 1985.
The high point of Dickey's career came in the 1983 season when he powered the Packers offense to a then-team record 429 points, throwing for 4,458 yards, which was the third highest total in NFL history at the time. Dickey also threw an NFL-best 32 touchdowns that season, and was named 2nd team All-NFC behind Joe Theismann.
Dickey retired from professional football after the 1985 season and relocated to the Greater Kansas City area where he opened a football-themed restaurant. After a business partner was found to be unethical, he left the restaurant business for a career in public relations. Dickey has three grown daughters and resides in Leawood, Kansas.
In 1996, when the Big Eight Conference expanded to the Big 12 Conference, Dickey was selected as the All-Time Big Eight Quarterback. Kansas State University has retired the #11 to jointly honor Dickey and his successor at KSU, Steve Grogan. It is the only number retired by Kansas State.