Track and field

Dickey also excelled in track and field, winning the NCAA championship in the 60 yard dash three times (1978-1980). Dickey was a World-Class sprinter. His 10.11 in the 100 meters was the sixth fastest time in the world in 1978. He also posted a personal best of 6.10 seconds in the 55 meters.

Professional football career

He also was a professional football player who was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft. A running back from Texas A&M, Dickey played in 7 NFL seasons from 1980-1986. In 1980, he was a rookie sensation for Baltimore when he rushed for 11 touchdowns. His best year as a pro came during the 1983 season for the Colts when he rushed for 1,122 yards and 4 touchdowns. Plagued with injuries throughout his career, Dickey retired after the 1986 season with the Cleveland Browns.

1980 NFL draft first-round selections Billy Sims Lam Jones Anthony Muñoz Bruce Clark Curtis Dickey Curtis Greer Junior Miller Mark Haynes Doug Martin Jacob Green Brad Budde Stan Brock Earl Cooper Roland James Marc Wilson Jim Ritcher Johnnie Johnson Art Monk Otis Wilson Jim Stuckey Don McNeal Ray Snell Roynell Young Derrick Hatchett Vagas Ferguson George Cumby Charles White Mark Malone

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks Vessels Davidson Shaw Ameche Moore Parker Lyles Burkett Mix Matte Harris Vogel Woodson Curtis Ball Smith Detwiler Williams Hinton Bulaich McCauley Dunlap Drougas Jones Ehrmann Dutton Carr Huff Novak Burke McCall Krauss Dickey Hatchett McMillan Thompson Cooks Schlichter Elway Coleman Solt Bickett Hand Bennett Rison George Emtman Coryatt Dawkins Faulk Alberts Ellis Johnson Harrison Glenn Manning James Morris Wayne Freeney Clark Jackson Addai Gonzalez Brown Hughes Castonzo Luck Werner Dorsett Kelly

US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash 1906-1979 1906: 60y Charles Seitz 1907: 60yJames O'Connell 1908: 60y Robert Cloughan 1909: 60yR W Gill 1910: 60yRobert Cloughan 1911: 60yAlvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: 75y Howard Drew 1914: 75y Alvah Meyer 1915: 75y Irvin Howe 1916-17:60y Jo Loomis 1918: 60yWilliam Genzenmueller 1919-20: 60yLoren Murchison 1921: 60yWard Conway 1922-24: 60yLoren Murchison 1925: 60yCecil Coaffee 1926: 60yChester Bowman 1927-28: 60yKarl Wildermuth 1929: 60yJames Daley 1930: 60yChester Bowman 1931: 60yIra Singer 1932: 60yEmmett Toppino 1933-34:Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937-38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: 60yMozelle Ellerbe 1941: 60yHerbert Thompson 1942: 60yBarney Ewell 1943: 60yHerbert Thompson 1944: 60yEd Conwell 1945: 60yBarney Ewell 1946: 60yTom Carey 1947-48:60yEd Conwell 1949: 60yBill Dwyer 1950: 60yAndy Stanfield 1951: 60yEd Conwell 1952: 60yJohn O'Connell 1953-56: 60yJohn Haines 1957: 60yIra Murchison 1958: 60yEd Collymore 1959-60: 60yPaul Winder 1961-62: 60yFrank Budd 1963: 60ySam Perry 1964: 60yBob Hayes 1965: 60ySam Perry 1966-68: 60yBill Gaines 1969-70: 60yCharles Greene 1971: 60yJean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: 60yDel Meriwether 1973: 60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: 60yHerb Washington 1975: 60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: 60ySteve Williams 1977: 60ySteve Riddick 1978: 60yHouston McTear 1979: 60ySteve Riddick 1980-1992 1980: 60yCurtis Dickey 1981: 60yStanley Floyd 1982: 60yRon Brown 1983: 60yCarl Lewis 1984: 60yEmmit King 1985: 60yAlbert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: 60yLee McRae 1987: 55y Lee McRae 1988: 55yEmmit King 1989: 55yLeroy Burrell 1990: 55yBrian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell 1993-present 1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brockenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Michael Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010-11: Michael Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014-16: Marvin Bracy

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