Eldridge Reno Dickey

24 December 1945 –  May 22, 2000

Houston, Texas

Tennessee State University ‘68

 

Quarterback

 

The First Black Quarterback Chosen in the First Round by an AFL or NFL Team

3-time Black College All-American

All-Time HBCU football team

 

Passed for 6,523 yards & 67 TDs at TSU

 

Tennessee State Hall of Fame