| Jim Dickey | |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1934 |
| Player Years1: | 1956 |
| Player Team1: | Houston |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1963–1965 |
| Coach Team1: | Houston (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1966–1969 |
| Coach Team2: | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1970–1972 |
| Coach Team3: | Oklahoma (DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1973–1974 |
| Coach Team4: | Kansas (DC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1975–1977 |
| Coach Team5: | North Carolina (DC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1978–1985 |
| Coach Team6: | Kansas State |
| Coach Years7: | 1986–1987 |
| Coach Team7: | Florida (ILB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1988–1989 |
| Coach Team8: | Florida (DB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1991 |
| Coach Team9: | Southern Miss (DC/DB) |
| Overall Record: | 24–54–2 |
| Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
| Awards: | Big Eight Coach of the Year (1982) |
James Dickey (March 22, 1934 – February 17, 2018) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1978 to 1985, compiling record of 24–54–2. In 1981, he redshirted 18 players, including eight seniors and almost all of his best players. With all of those players returning the following season in 1982, Dickey led Kansas State to their first bowl game appearance in school history, the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Wisconsin Badgers.[1] 1982 was also the first winning season for the program since 1970 under head coach Vince Gibson.[2]
After opening the 1985 season with two consecutive losses to I-AA teams, Dickey was forced to resign on September 15.[3] Assistant athletic director Lee Moon coached the team for the remainder of the season posting a 1–8 record.
Dickey was the father of the former Kansas State quarterback and former head football coach at the University of North Texas, Darrell Dickey.[4] He died on February 17, 2018, at the age of 83.[5]