Chuck Dicus

Charles Wayne "Chuck" Dicus (born October 2, 1948 in Odessa, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Dicus played college football at the University of Arkansas as well as two seasons in the National Football League. He later served as president of the Razorback Foundation, the private organization that raises funds for school athletic endeavors, for 17 years.

College career

Dicus played wide receiver for the Razorbacks from 1968 to 1970, ending his career the top receiver in team history at the time. His totals of 118 catches and 1854 yards still rank as the 8th best career totals for the team. Arkansas had a 28-5 record in the years he played.

Dicus was selected All-Southwest Conference in each of his three seasons and received 1st team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association in his junior year and the AFCA, Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation after his senior season.

In his junior season, Dicus was chosen Most Valuable Player in the 1969 Sugar Bowl for catching 12 passes for 169 yards and the game's only touchdown. He also played in the 1970 Hula Bowl and the All-American Game after completing his college playing eligibility.

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State Sports Briefs

NWA Online 12 Dec 2017

Broyles, Bryant, Dicus in Sugar Bowl class. Three coaches with ties to the state of Arkansas -- Frank Broyles, Bear Bryant and Johnny Majors -- and former Razorbacks wide receiver Chuck Dicus are among 16 inductees into the inaugural Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame class announced Monday ... Dicus, an All-American for the Razorbacks, combined for 19 receptions ......

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Inaugural Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame class includes Archie Manning, 15 others

The Times Picayune 11 Dec 2017

Here's a listing of the inaugural Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame class.  Sammy Baugh, TCU (1936) Raymond Brown, Ole Miss (1958) Frank Broyles, Georgia Tech and Arkansas (1944, 62, 63, 69, 70) Bear Bryant, Kentucky and Alabama (1951, 62, 64, 67, 73, 75, 78, 79, 80) Chuck ......

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Tradition-laden A&M; game crucial to future

Arkansas Online 21 Sep 2017

Everyone knows this is a huge game for Arkansas and Texas A&M;. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Coach Bret Bielema and Texas A&M; Coach Kevin Sumlin are being criticized, or at least questioned, on a fairly regular basis ... Both coaches have big buyouts ... Some of the great players were pictured and many -- such as Billy Ray Smith Jr., Chuck Dicus and Bruce James, to name a few -- came from out of the state to be Razorbacks....

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Winners all

Arkansas Online 02 Apr 2017

"It's great exposure for our organization and truly a special day," he said ... David Bazzel, Pat Bradley, Terri Conder-Johnson, Bill Davis, Chuck Dicus, Wally Hall, Cliff Harris, Ken Hatfield, Joe Kleine, Larry Lacewell, Fred Marshall, Kevin McReynolds, Larry Snyder and Terry Wallace....

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Pony up, hobnob with the all-time greats

Arkansas Online 22 Mar 2017

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Former Arkansas player Chuck Dicus

The Wichita Eagle 01 Oct 2016

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1970 Hogs welcome courageous Shockers

Arkansas Online 28 Sep 2016

24, 1970, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock ... Eight of the nine survivors were players ... Through some heavy lifting by Chuck Dicus, and with the help of many of his teammates from that season, many of those former players on both sides will have another chance at healing and closure ... 10 Stanford and No. 1 Texas ... She got Dicus' email for him. Dicus called a team meeting, and those guys knew what they wanted and needed to do....

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WALLY HALL: 1970 Hogs welcome courageous Shockers

Arkansas Online 28 Sep 2016

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More money needed to build Conservation Education and Nature Center

Arkansas Online 19 Sep 2016

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State outdoor hall banquet set

Arkansas Online 11 Aug 2016

Chuck Dicus, president of the Game and Fish Foundation, said all of the inductees have labored above and beyond the ordinary to preserve our state's natural treasures. "Each of them has worked tirelessly in this regard and we are singularly privileged to honor them in this way," Dicus said ... Schools and Becoming an Outdoor Woman, or BOW, Dicus said....

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