Lynn Dickey

Clifford Lynn Dickey (born October 19, 1949, in Miami County, Kansas) was a professional football quarterback for the Houston Oilers and Green Bay Packers in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dickey grew up in 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 third round by the Houston Oilers, where he played four seasons until he was packaged in a trade to Green Bay involving John Hadl. Dickey's career was more successful with the Green Bay Packers, from 1976 to 1985.

The high point of Dickey's career came in 1983 when he powered the Packers' offense to a then-team record 429 points. He threw 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 second-team All-NFC behind Joe Theismann. Ironically, Dickey's Packers had beaten Theismann's Super Bowl champion Redskins in a thrilling Monday Night Football game earlier that season (Washington kicker Mark Mosley missed a field goal in the closing seconds, preserving the Packers' 48-47 win). The game remains the highest aggregate score in MNF history.

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 expanded to the Big 12 Conference, Dickey was selected as the All-Time Big Eight Quarterback. Kansas State University has retired the No. 11 to jointly honor Dickey and his successor at KSU, Steve Grogan. It is the only number retired by Kansas State.