Lynn Dickey - An Appreciation and a Comprehensive Card List (1971-1986)

Few quarterbacks have ever sported as much thick curly hair as Lynn Dickey maintained throughout his lengthy career with Houston and Green Bay. Being from Minnesota, I have never been a big Packers supporter. My father loved the Packers however. So we frequented Green Bay typically once a year around Labor Day. Sometimes the Packers were in training camp yet. But every trip included a visit to Lambeau Field and/or the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
 
Lynn Dickey was an under-appreciated quarterback in his time. Green Bay was known in the late 1970s and 80s for fielding mediocre teams typically. The Packers sported an 8-8 record in 4 different seasons in the 80s with Dickey as field general. Their record was more the product of a really awful defense. The offense could put up points with the very best teams in that time period including San Diego, Washington and Miami. Dickey's cannon of an arm provided a huge spark in that regard.

I believe had Lynn Dickey been placed in a situation where he was quarterbacking an offense where the overall team including the defense and special teams was at least adequate, he would have been more highly regarded. Unlike a different #12 (Aaron Rodgers), Dickey was prone to throw interceptions (akin to Brett Favre). But that tendency may have been as a result of the NFL and the rules prevailing in that era. Most quarterbacks put up far higher interception totals in the 1970s and 80s than has been seen in the 2000s.

As an avid collector of sports cards, Lynn Dickey is one player who I have enjoyed buying cards, obtaining autographs and adding to my collection of his items. I do it fairly casually but I also do it in a way that hopefully someday I can own one of each card made during his career. Below is a list of Lynn Dickey's cards made between 1971-86. If I am missing any cards on this list, please let me know. Thanks.
   
1971 NFLPA Wonderful World Stamps #156 Lynn Dickey

1971 Oilers Team Issue 4X5 #9 Lynn Dickey

1972 NFLPA Wonderful World Stamps #157 Lynn Dickey

1972 Sunoco Stamps #249 Lynn Dickey

1973 Oilers Team Issue #5 Lynn Dickey

1974 Oilers Team Issue #8 Lynn Dickey

1974 Topps #252 Lynn Dickey RC

1975 Oilers Team Issue #4 Lynn Dickey

1975 Oilers Team Sheets #3 Sheet 2

1975 Topps #243 Lynn Dickey

1976-77 Packers Team Issue 8x10 #4 Lynn Dickey

1977 RC Cola Cans #94 Lynn Dickey

1977 Topps #376 Lynn Dickey

1977 Topps Holsum Packers/Vikings #1 Lynn Dickey

1977 Topps Mexican #376 Lynn Dickey

1978 Topps #78 Lynn Dickey

1981 Coke Caps #192 Lynn Dickey

1981 MSA Holsum Discs #9 Lynn Dickey

1981 Packers Team Sheets #2 Offense

1981 Topps #41 Lynn Dickey

1981 Topps Stickers #209 Lynn Dickey

1982 MSA QB Super Series Icee Cups #23 Lynn Dickey

1982 Topps #357 Lynn Dickey

1982 Topps #358 Lynn Dickey IA

1982 Topps Stickers #46 Lynn Dickey

1983 Packers Police #12 Lynn Dickey

1983 Topps #77 Lynn Dickey

1983 Topps Stickers #245 Lynn Dickey

1983 Tudor Figurines #2020 Lynn Dickey

1984 7-Eleven Discs #W11 Lynn Dickey

1984 Packers Police #8 Lynn Dickey

1984 Topps #266 Lynn Dickey

1984 Topps Stickers #87 Lynn Dickey/237 Florian Kempf

1985 Packers Police #25 Lynn Dickey

1985 Topps #66 Green Bay Packers TL/Spotting His/Deep Receiver/(Lynn Dickey)

1985 Topps #68 Lynn Dickey

1985 Topps Stickers #245 Lynn Dickey

1986 McDonald's Packers Black Tab #12 Lynn Dickey

1986 McDonald's Packers Blue Tab #12 Lynn Dickey

1986 McDonald's Packers Gold Tab #12 Lynn Dickey

1986 McDonald's Packers Green Tab #12 Lynn Dickey

1986 Packers Police #12 Lynn Dickey

1986 Topps #214 Lynn Dickey

P.S. My favorite Lynn Dickey card is his 1977 Topps card (Nice Hair!):