height_ft death_date statvalue nationality birth_date career_start years death_place draft_year team draft_pick number college statlabel name high_school weight_lb birth_place draft_team career_end position draft_round letter height_in bbr article_title
6 25 june 2002 1,962 -rrb- 346 -lrb- 1.1 apg -rrb- -lrb- 6.1 ppg -rrb- 1,575 -lrb- 4.9 rpg american 20 march 1951 1973 1973 start -- 1977 end 1978 sacramento , california 1973 golden state warriors chicago bulls 29 40 cincinnati -lrb- 1970 -- 1973 -rrb- points rebounds assists derrek dickey purcell -lrb- cincinnati , ohio -rrb- 218 cincinnati , ohio golden state warriors 1978 small forward 2 d 7 dickede01 derrek dickey

derrek dickey

derrek dickey -lrb- march 20 , 1951 -- june 25 , 2002 -rrb- was an american professional basketball player and sportscaster .
dickey was born in cincinnati , the son of john and ola dickey .
a 6 ' 7 '' forward , dickey starred at purcell high school -lrb- now purcell marian high school -rrb- in cincinnati , where he led the city in scoring in 1968-69 .
he earned first-team all-ohio honors .
he played basketball at the university of cincinnati for three varsity seasons -lrb- 1970-71 through 1972-73 ; freshmen were not eligible in 1969-70 -rrb- .
for his college career , he averaged 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game .
he led the team in rebounding all three seasons with averages of 12.1 , 10.9 and 10.0 , and he led once in scoring with 17.9 points per game , as a sophomore .
he was a team captain both his junior and senior years .
the bearcats had a record of 48-30 during his three seasons .
dickey was selected by the golden state warriors in the second round of the 1973 nba draft .
dickey played five seasons in the nba with the warriors and the chicago bulls , averaging 6.1 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game .
he was a key contributor on the 1975 warriors team that won the nba championship during which dickey set personal bests of 23.2 minutes per game , 7.7 points , 6.9 rebounds , and 1.6 assists .
his field goal percentage was .482 .
after his playing career ended , dickey served as a color commentator on telecasts of university of cincinnati basketball games .
he also held stints as an analyst for the sacramento kings and the chicago bulls as well as espn .
in 1988 , he was inducted into the university of cincinnati athletic hall of fame .
dickey suffered a stroke in 1997 and lost the use of his left arm and leg .
through rehabilitation , he regained his ability to walk and resumed his broadcasting duties .
he also became a volunteer for the american heart association .
in 2002 , dickey died of heart failure at his home in sacramento .
he was survived by his wife , sally -lrb- simonds -rrb- , whom he married in 1998 ; two sons , derrek jr. and david ; a daughter , dana ; his father , john ; a sister , debbie dickey-gilbert ; and three grandchildren .
