| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1921-09-27)September 27, 1921 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 2020(2020-11-25) (aged 99) California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Pasadena High School |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Career history | |
| 1952 | NYU (assistant) |
| 1953 | Mount Carmel HS (IL) (assistant) |
| 1954 | Notre Dame (backfield) |
| 1955 | Dayton (backfield) |
| 1956 | Marquette (backfield) |
| 1957 | USC (backfield) |
| 1958–1960 | Pacific (CA) (assistant) |
| 1961 | Oakland Raiders (DB) |
| 1962–1963 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Denver Broncos (assistant) |
| 1966 | Atlanta Falcons (OB) |
| 1967–1968 | New Orleans Saints (OB) |
| 1969 | Washington Redskins (OB) |
| 1971 | Houston Oilers (OB) |
| 1972–1975 | San Diego Chargers (OB/ST) |
| 1976 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (head coach) |
| 1977 | San Bernardino Valley (assistant) |
| 1978 | Washington Redskins (OB) |
| 1979–80 | Washington Redskins (LB) |
| 1982–83 | Michigan Panthers (OB) |
| Awards and highlights | |
George Charles Dickson Jr. (September 27, 1921 – November 25, 2020) was an Americangridiron football player and coach was the head coach of theHamilton Tiger-Cats of theCanadian Football League (CFL) for the first two games of the 1976 season.
Dickson was born in September 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up inSouth Pasadena, California. He was a star quarterback atSouth Pasadena High School and in 1940 joined theNotre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
After his freshman season, Dickson enlisted as aparatrooper. He saw extensive action during the war, includingcombat in Normandy on D-Day. Following the fighting in Normandy, Sgt. Dickson and his unit moved to the Ardennes. There, they were battered by constant bombing by German artillery during the Battle of the Bulge.
He returned to Notre Dame in 1946, but dropped out in order to work full-time. He returned to Notre Dame again in 1948 and spent his final two seasons of eligibility as a reserve quarterback behindFrank Tripucka andBob Williams.[1]
Sgt. George Dickson received the Admiral Thomas J. Hamilton Award from the All-American Football Foundation in 2006.
Dickson began his coaching career in 1952 as an assistant atNYU. The football program was disbanded after his first season there and after spending the 1953 season as an assistant atMount Carmel High School in Chicago, Dickson rejoined his NYU bossHugh Devore atDayton. Dickson's time at Dayton was short-lived as one month later he left Dayton to become the backfield coach at his alma mater, Notre Dame.[1] After only one season, Dickson left Notre Dame and returned to Dayton.[2]
After stints atMarquette,USC,Pacific, andTulane, Dickson joined the pro ranks as an assistant with theOakland Raiders of theAmerican Football League.[3] He returned to college football in 1962 as an assistant atOklahoma.[4]
In 1976, Dickson received his first head coaching position when he was hired by the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. After the Tiger-Cats lost all four of their preseason games and their first two regular season games under Dickson, General ManagerBob Shaw fired him and succeeded him as head coach.[5]
After his firing, Dickson served as an assistant coach atSan Bernardino Valley College.[6] He returned to the NFL in 1978 as theWashington Redskins' offensive backfield coach.[7]
Dickson died in California in November 2020 at the age of 99.[8]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| HAM | 1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 4th in East Division | 0 | 0 | Fired | |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||||