James Dickey (March 22, 1934 – February 17, 2018) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1978 to 1985, compiling record of 24–54–2. In 1981, he

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18 players, including eight seniors and almost all of his best players. With all of those players returning the following season in 1982, Dickey led Kansas State to their first

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appearance in school history, the

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, where they lost to the

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. 1982 was also the first winning season for the program since 1970 under head coach

Vince Gibson Vince Gibson (March 27, 1933 – January 10, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Kansas State University (1967–1974), the University of Louisville (1975–1979), and Tulane University (1980–1 ...

. After opening the 1985 season with two consecutive losses to I-AA teams, Dickey was forced to resign on September 15. Assistant athletic director Lee Moon coached the team for the remainder of the season posting a 1–8 record. Dickey was the father of the former Kansas State

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and former head football coach at the

University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

Darrell Dickey Darrell Ray Dickey (born December 6, 1959) is an American football coach who most recently coached for the Texas A&M Aggies football team. Before joining the Texas A&M staff he was the offensive coordinator at Memphis from the 2012 to 2017 s ...

. He died on February 17, 2018 at the age of 83.Former Kansas State coach Jim Dickey dies at 83
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Head coaching record

References

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