2008 Hall of Fame Inductee
For Doug Dickason playing a sport in college was an afterthought as he was deciding on a school. As it turned out he chose John Carroll because he was going to have the chance to play a sport.
Not only did Dickason play one sport, he played two. He admits that baseball was and always will be his first love, but his exploits on the baseball field were not the most memorable accomplishment as a Blue Streak.
“Coach Schwiekert was like my second father at school,” Dickason said. “He always looked out for me at school. He also held all of the punting records. Beating his records was very special for me.”
The relationship that Dickason developed with his baseball coach allowed him to rib the former punter after he took over as the school’s punting leader. However, the relationship also allowed Dickason to earn the PAC Most Valuable Pitcher award to go along with his All-PAC selection as a senior.
As a two-sport athlete Dickason was able to face his brother, who played baseball and football at Thiel. While his brother wasn’t a pitcher and kicker as well the yearly meetings did breed typical brotherly competition.
The game in which Dickason set the JCU record for field goals in a game (4) was against Thiel. On his first attempt his brother was directly across the line of scrimmage telling him not to bother taking the attempt.
“All I said was ‘we will see about that’,” Dickason said. “After I made it all I turned as said ‘was there any doubt?’”
Dickason described himself someone who may not to play the pressure filled positions of pitcher or kicker, despite his love for both.
“The positions don’t necessarily fit the shy guy,” he said. “But I was able to get people out and I got to help my team score as a kicker.”
Today Dickason fills another pressure filled role. He and his wife own a franchise of the company Navis Pack and Ship. The company fills the void between a moving company that would move an entire house and something like UPS, which moves small packages.
As someone who always strove to be the best at whatever he did, owning a business fits the kicking record holder and former ace.
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