Members
Inductee
DICKENS, PHIL
DICKENS, PHIL
Born on June 29, 1914
Hartsville, TN
November 16, 1983.
Inducted On
January 19, 1974
Location Inducted
Richmond, IN
Region Number
10
Indiana Univ
Coach
Hartsville
1931
Scored 97 points in one game; had 36 touchdowns for the season; missed only 2 games because of injuries; had a career total 74 touchdowns; earned All-State Honors.
University of Tennessee
1936
Outstanding sophomore in Southern Conference; won Circle and Torch Award for Most Outstanding Athlete for period of 4 years; made 3 All-American Teams; was unanimous choice All-Southern Halfback 1936.
Attended War Training School and Pre- Flight School in 1942-1943, serving in Naval Civil Service program during WW II; inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 2000.
Coaching Experience: Coached at University of Tennessee Junior College 1937; Cookeville HS 1938; assistant coach at Wofford College 1939-1941; North Carolina State University 1942-1943; Mississippi State College 1945-1947; athletic director and head coach at Wofford College 1947-1952; head coach at Wyoming 1952-1956, where he won 2 conference crowns and beat Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl; coached at Indiana University 1957-1964.
Coaching Honors: Named Coach of the Year 3 times in South Carolina; Coach of the Year in Rocky Mountain area twice; Coach of the Year in Big 10 in 1958; third runner-up for National Coach of the Year honors in 1958; team was Conference Champions 1956; never had a losing season until 1960; college and high school career total record 110-51-11.
Coaching Honors: Named Coach of the Year 3 times in South Carolina; Coach of the Year in Rocky Mountain area twice; Coach of the Year in Big 10 in 1958; third runner-up for National Coach of the Year honors in 1958; team was Conference Champions 1956; never had a losing season until 1960; college and high school career total record 110-51-11.
