Derek D. Dickinson

Dickinson

Derek D. Dickinson
(Basketball, 1958)


An outstanding four sport star from the 1950s was 1958 graduate Dick Dickerson. Even though he had a good career in football, baseball and track it was on the hardwood where Dick’s star shone brightest. As a double digit scorer in tenth grade, a twenty point per game scorer as a junior and a twenty-seven point average as senior Dick was the first Danbury High basketball player to score 1000 points for his career with 1001. His 41 points against Bassick in 1958 tied Bill Cruise for most points in a game. The list of basketball records he held is long as he had most points in a season with 468, most field goals in a game with 17 in 1958, and most field goals in a career with 390. In all he held eight school records in basketball. On the gridiron Dick was both a co-captain and a solid receiver for “Copper” Crotty’s eleven, compiling a 17-2 record during his junior and senior seasons. Following high school Dick entered the Marines and continued his playing career in both football and basketball. In 1963 he was named to the All Atlantic Fleet Team and All Marine Team. Dick’s service record in the Marines was exemplary as he was awarded numerous medals most particularly for his service to our country during the Thirteen Days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. After his discharge from the Marines Dick entered Ohio Northern University where he continued to tear up the nets and becoming the 3rd highest career scorer for Ohio Northern with 1097 points. He also had 569 rebounds in his career and was named Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1967. For his efforts at Ohio Northern he was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. In 1968 Dick became a graduate assistant at Bowling Green University. Starting with coaching basketball at Bowling Green he stayed on at Bowling Green for over thirty years serving in various administrative capacities, most recently that of Dean at Bowling Green.