| Dave Dickenson | |
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| Date of birth: | January 11, 1973 |
| Place of birth: | Great Falls, Montana |
| Career information | |
| Status: | active |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | Quarterback |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Great Falls is a city in and the County seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. 80 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Jersey №: | 12 |
| College: | University of Montana |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–2000,2008-Present 2001 2002 2002 2002 2003–2007 |
Calgary Stampeders (CFL) San Diego Chargers (NFL) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Miami Dolphins (NFL) Detroit Lions (NFL) British Columbia Lions (CFL) |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Awards: | 1995 Walter Payton Award 2000 CFL MOP 2006 Grey Cup MVP |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973 in Great Falls, Montana) is a professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Great Falls is a city in and the County seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The University of Montana is a State university located in Missoula Montana, U Montana Grizzlies is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Montana. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations
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High School Years
Dickenson attended C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls, Montana, was an excellent student, and lettered in football, basketball, and golf. Great Falls is a city in and the County seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. In football, he led his teams to two State Championships. Dickenson graduated from C. M Russell High School in 1991 with a 4. 0 grade-point average.
College career
Dickenson is considered by many to be the greatest quarterback ever to play for the University of Montana. The University of Montana is a State university located in Missoula Montana, U He owns numerous Big Sky Conference and Montana records. The Big Sky Conference (or BSC) is an intercollegiate College athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division I, with football The University of Montana is a State university located in Missoula Montana, U By the time he graduated in 1995, Dickenson had the highest completion percentage, highest percentage of passes for a touchdown, and fewest interceptions per pass in NCAA Division I-AA history. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations In his college career (including playoff games) he completed 1,015 of 1,477 passes (68. 7%) for 13,486 yards, with 116 touchdowns and only 26 interceptions, and was responsible for 137 total touchdowns (116 passing and 21 rushing).
In 1995, Dickenson's senior season, he threw for 5,676 yards in fifteen games, including 1,500 in four playoff games. After leading the Grizzlies to the I-AA national championship in 1995, Dickenson won the 1995 Walter Payton Award as the outstanding offensive player in Division I-AA. The University of Montana is a State university located in Missoula Montana, U This article for the college football award for the professional football award see Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year.
In Montana, he is known as "Super Dave" and "The Legend of the Fall. " His college jersey number, #15, was retired by the University of Montana. He is one of only two players so honored. In 1999, Dickenson was listed as the 12th best Athlete to ever come out of Montana in Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary Issue. [1] In 2004, he was voted the most popular athlete from Montana in a Sports Illustrated poll. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. [2]
Professional career
Calgary Stampeders
Dickenson began his professional career with the CFL Calgary Stampeders in 1997. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. The 1997 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 44th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 40th Canadian Football His best year with the Stampeders was 2000, when Dickenson led the CFL in passing efficiency (114. The 2000 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football 1) and completion percentage (64. 3%). During the 2000 season, Dickenson earned Player of the Week honors once, was named a CFL All-Star, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award. The 2000 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually rewarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. He won a Grey Cup championship with Calgary in 1998. Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (26 - TDs Jeff Garcia, Kelvin Anderson; FGs Mark McLoughlin (4 cons
National Football League
After generating interest from the NFL following his outstanding 2000 CFL season, Dickenson spent two seasons (2001-2002) in the National Football League. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The 2000 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United He spent the entire 2001 season as the third string QB for the San Diego Chargers, but was released by San Diego at the end of training camp in 2002 after a disappointing preseason in which he did not get to play in a game. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. He was then signed by the Seattle Seahawks and served as the third QB for two games before being released on September 24. In October, he signed with the Miami Dolphins following an injury to Jay Fiedler, and served as their third QB until December 3. He finished the season as the third QB for the Detroit Lions for their final two games after Joey Harringon was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.
British Columbia Lions
Dickenson signed as a free agent with the British Columbia Lions in 2003. The 2003 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football During the 2003 season, in which he led the Lions to an 11-7, fourth place finish in the CFL West Division, Dickenson's 36 touchdown passes and 5,496 yards were the second-highest single season marks in Lions' history behind Doug Flutie. The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. Dickenson was named Offensive Player of the Month for August 2003, was the CFL Player of the Week in Week 5, and was awarded the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy as the CFL West Division's Most Outstanding Player. The Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Canadian Football League West Division 's Most Outstanding Player chosen from the nominees from each team in the division
In 2004, Dickenson began the season as the Lions' starting quarterback, but gave way to backup Casey Printers after suffering a knee injury. The 2004 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 47th Canadian Football Casey J Printers (born May 16, 1981) is a professional American football and Canadian football player from Texas. Printers put on a dominating performance for the rest of the season, but in the West Division Final against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was forced to leave the game with a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter, with the score tied 14-14. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. Dickenson, having recovered from knee surgery and shared quarterbacking duties with Printers late in the season, played the rest of the game and threw a touchdown pass in the Lions' 27-24 overtime victory. [3] Dickenson would start and play the entire Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts, which the Lions lost by a score of 27-19. Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (27 - TDs Damon Allen (2 Robert Baker; FGs Noel Prefontaine (2 cons The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario.
Dickenson began the 2005 season embroiled in a quarterback controversy with Printers, who was named the 2004 CFL Most Outstanding Player. The 2005 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually rewarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. Dickenson emerged as the starter, and was instrumental in leading the Lions to an 11-0 start (where he played in 9 of the 11 games), en route to a 12-6 season finish. Dickenson set an all-time CFL record with a passing efficiency mark of 118. 8. He fell just short of the attempts required to set a further mark with a 74. 0% completion rate, due to 4 games missed because of a concussion. Dickenson was named CFL Player of the Month for both July and September, and was Player of the Week twice.
In 2006, he threw for 3032 yards and 22 touchdowns while only playing 13 games. He led the Lions to franchise's 5th Grey Cup title on November 19, 2006 with a 25-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes. Grey Cup Festivities The Grey Cup Festival consisted of four nights of entertainment at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, special events at the brand-new Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The 2006 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 53rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 49th Canadian Football The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. Dickenson was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game the Canadian Football League 's Dickenson's 2007 season was interrupted early by a serious concussion received on a hit from Saskatchewan's Fred Perry. The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern Canadian professional football Jarious Jackson eventually led the team to another first place finish and franchise record 13 wins, but the Lions were eliminated from the playoffs with a recovered Dickenson being called on to relieve Jackson. Jarious K Jackson (born May 3, 1977 in Tupelo Mississippi) is an American and Canadian football Quarterback. Dickenson was released from the BC Lions on November 26, 2007, after five seasons with the team. [4]
Return to Calgary
On January 31, 2008, Dickenson signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders, the team where he began his professional career, lives with his family, and where his brother Craig is the special-teams co-ordinator. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [5]
CFL Statistics
Passing
GP Year Team Att Comp % Yards Long TD % Int % Rating 6 1997 CAL 49 36 73. 5 407 31 2 4. 1 1 2. 0 103. 0 9 1998 CAL 113 79 69. 9 1170 89 10 8. 8 4 3. 5 118. 2 13 1999 CAL 343 219 63. 8 3048 76 16 4. 7 10 2. 9 95. 7 16 2000 CAL 493 317 64. 3 4636 71 36 7. 3 6 1. 2 114. 1 17 2003 BC 549 370 67. 4 5496 103 36 6. 6 12 2. 2 112. 7 6 2004 BC 98 62 63. 3 967 68 8 8. 2 2 2. 0 114. 6 12 2005 BC 342 253 74. 0 3338 83 21 6. 1 5 1. 5 118. 8 13 2006 BC 338 238 70. 4 3032 92 22 6. 5 7 2. 1 111. 2 5 2007 BC 87 56 64. 4 740 51 3 3. 4 3 3. 4 88. 3 102 2412 1630 67. 6 22834 103 154 6. 4 50 2. 1 110. 5
Rushing
GP Year Team Att Yards Avg Long TD Fum 6 1997 CAL 4 11 2. 8 5 0 2 9 1998 CAL 15 66 4. 4 24 3 1 13 1999 CAL 30 236 7. 9 25 1 5 16 2000 CAL 56 309 5. 5 36 5 8 17 2003 BC 44 311 7. 1 21 2 7 6 2004 BC 12 78 6. 5 16 0 1 12 2005 BC 49 299 6. 1 24 3 1 13 2006 BC 32 195 6. 1 0 0 1 5 2007 BC 9 44 4. 9 ? 0 0 102 251 1549 6. 2 36 14 26
Notes and references
- ^ The 50 Greatest Montana Sports Figures. SportsIllustrated. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
- ^ Eric Francis (2004-11-22). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran T.O. in sorry state. SLAM! Sports. Retrieved on 2006-12-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
- ^ Canadian Press (2004-11-14). The Canadian Press (often abbreviated as CP) is Canada 's national News agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca O'Mahony kicks Lions into Grey Cup. TSN. ca. Retrieved on 2006-12-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
- ^ Ron Sudlow (2007-11-26). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" LIONS RELEASE DAVE DICKENSON. CFL. ca. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"
- ^ "Dave Dickenson returns to Calgary", cfl. ca, 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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| Preceded by Steve McNair |
Walter Payton Award 1995 |
Succeeded by Archie Amerson |
| Preceded by Danny McManus |
CFL MVP 2000 |
Succeeded by Khari Jones |
| Preceded by Ricky Ray |
Grey Cup MVP 2006 |
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