Cornell University Athletics

One of only four Cornellians ever to win an NCAA individual wrestling title, he took top national honors at 167 pounds in 1953. He earned the trip to the NCAAs by winning the Eastern Intercollegiate 167-pound championship. He was runner-up in the 177-pound weight class at the EIWA tournament in 1951. Dickason co-captained the team as a junior and senior, and won his numerals as a member of the freshman football team in 1949. Former dean of admissions and financial aid at Cornell, Dickason graduated from Champaign, Ill., High School. He is corporate vice president of Peterson’s Guides Inc., a major educational information publisher. He has a career dual meet record: 18-8-2 (7-3 in 1951; 5-2-1 in 1952; and 6-3-1 in 1953).