Calgary Stampeders | |
Date of birth | January 11, 1973 |
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Place of birth | Great Falls, Montana |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | HC/QB |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
College | Montana |
High school | Great Falls (MT) Charles M. Russell |
Career history | |
As coach | |
2009 | Calgary Stampeders (RBC) |
2010 | Calgary Stampeders (QC) |
2011–2015 | Calgary Stampeders (OC) |
2016–present | Calgary Stampeders (HC) |
As player | |
1997–2000 | Calgary Stampeders (CFL) |
2001 | San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
2002 | Seattle Seahawks (NFL) |
2002 | Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
2002 | Detroit Lions (NFL) |
2003–2007 | BC Lions (CFL) |
2008 | Calgary Stampeders (CFL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2000 |
CFL West All-Star | 2000, 2003 |
Awards | 1995 Walter Payton Award 2000 CFL MOP 2006 Grey Cup MVP 2016 Annis Stukus Trophy |
Career stats | |
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian football head coach with the Calgary Stampeders and former professional Canadian football player with the Stampeders and the BC Lions where he won the 2006 Grey Cup and was named the games MVP. 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.
Dickenson attended Charles M. Russell High School in Great Falls, Montana, was an excellent student, and lettered in football, basketball, and golf. In football, he led his teams to two State Championships. Dickenson graduated from Charles M. Russell High School in 1991 with a 4.0 grade-point average. Dickenson's #15 jersey was soon retired by the school.
Dickenson is considered by many to be the greatest quarterback ever to play for the University of Montana. He owns numerous Big Sky Conference and Montana records. 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. In his college career (including playoff games) he completed 1,015 of 1,477 passes (68.7%) for 13,486 yards (12,332 m), with 116 touchdowns and only 26 interceptions, and was responsible for 137 total touchdowns (116 passing and 21 rushing).