About Glenn Dickey

Glenn Dickey has been a member of the San Francisco Chronicle sports staff since April, 1963, writing a sports column from April, 1971, to September, 2004. Prior to that he was sports editor of the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. He is a June, 1958 graduate of UC Berkeley.

He is married to Nancy, who is a real estate agent in Oakland. Their son, Scott Dickey, and Scott's wife, Sarah, are attorneys.

Glenn Dickey is the author of 16 full-length books:

  • Champions, a history of the Oakland A's.
  • Glenn Dickey's 49ers, the story of the rise and fall of the San Francisco 49ers.
  • The First 40 Years, The Story Of The San Francisco Giants, 1958-97.
  • The First 50 Years, The Story Of The San Francisco 49ers, 1946-1995.
  • Just Win, Baby, The Story Of The Oakland Raiders, 1960-1990.
  • Building a Champion, co-authored w/Bill Walsh, which shows how Walsh built the 49ers into five-time Super Bowl winners.
  • Impartial Judgment, co-authored with Jim Tunney, a look at Tunney's career as an NFL referee.
  • San Francisco 49ers: The Super Years. Photos by Michael Zagaris.
  • The History of Professional Basketball.
  • The History of the World Series.
  • America Has a Better Team, the story of the San Francisco 49ers first Super Bowl year.
  • The History of the American League.
  • The History of the National League.
  • Champs And Chumps, Heroes And Villains Of The Sports World.
  • The Great No-Hitters.
  • The Jock Empire.

He is the author of two juveniles:

  • Sports Hero Jerry Rice
  • Sports Hero Kevin Mitchell

Glenn Dickey has been a columnist for Pro Football Weekly since 1972. He has written more than 300 magazine articles.

He currently appears on a regular basis on ìThe Last Honest Sports Show,î which airs Saturday nights on KBHK-TV, Channel 44. In the past, he was a regular panelist on ìGood Sportsî, which also showed on KBHK-TV, 1991-1994, did commentary on KGO-TV, 1994-95, was a weekly participant on KNBR, 1991-96, and did commentary on KCBS, 1984.



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