Dave Dickenson David Dickenson ( born January 11 , 1973 ) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions . 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 . High school years . 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 . College career . 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 , 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 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 . 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 . In 2004 , he was voted the most popular athlete from Montana in a Sports Illustrated poll . Professional career . Dave Dickenson ' s professional career was plagued by numerous concussions , forcing him to retire and earning him the nickname " Mr . Concussion . " Calgary Stampeders . Dickenson began his professional career with the CFL Calgary Stampeders in 1997 . His best year with the Stampeders was 2000 , when Dickenson led the CFL in passing efficiency ( 114 . 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 . He won a Grey Cup championship with Calgary in 1998 . 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 . 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 . 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 Harrington was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat . BC Lions . Dickenson signed as a free agent with the BC Lions in 2003 . During the 2003 season , in which he led the Lions into the playoffs with an 11 - 7 , 4th place finish in the CFL West Division , Dickenson ' s 36 touchdown passes and were the second - highest single season marks in Lions ' history behind Doug Flutie . 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 . In 2004 , Dickenson began the season as the Lions ' starting quarterback , but gave way to backup Casey Printers after suffering a knee injury . 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 . 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 . Dickenson would start and play the entire Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts , which the Lions lost by a score of 27 - 19 . Dickenson began the 2005 season embroiled in a quarterback controversy with Printers , who was named the 2004 CFL Most Outstanding Player . 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 and 22 touchdowns while only playing 13 games . He led the Lions to the franchise ' s 5th Grey Cup title on November 19 , 2006 with a 25 - 14 win over the Montreal Alouettes . Dickenson was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player . Dickenson ' s 2007 season was interrupted early by a serious concussion received on a hit from Saskatchewan ' s Fred Perry . Jarious Jackson eventually led the team to another first place finish and franchise record 14 wins , but the Lions were defeated in the playoffs with a recovered Dickenson being called on to relieve Jackson . Dickenson was released from the BC Lions on November 26 , 2007 , after five seasons with the team . 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 . But this return was short lived , as post concussion symptoms returned , thus ending his long storied career in professional football . Dickenson retired from football on February 4 , 2009 . On May 1 , 2009 , Dickenson made the transition from player to coach , joining the Calgary Stampeders as an offensive assistant coach . He will mainly be responsible for coaching the running backs but will be involved in other areas of the offence . On December 9 , 2010 , he was promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator .