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Gerry Dickey returned to Phillip Fulmer's administrative staff in August 2003 in the position of Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations.
Dickey returned to Knoxville from the University of Mississippi, where he served since February 2001 as assistant AD for football operations under head coach David Cutcliffe. He was hired by Ole Miss in December 1998 to serve as the director of football operations.
The Haven, Kan., native began his first stint with the Volunteers in 1993 while working toward his master's degree in sports administration. He served as a graduate assistant in football operations for one year until the completion of his degree in December 1994.
During that time he assisted in coordinating and managing official and unofficial on-campus recruiting visits, the UT Coaches Clinic and the Phillip Fulmer Football Camp.
The following summer, Dickey was named UT's Coordinator of Academic Programs and served in that position until being named Associate Director of Student Life in July 1998. He provided academic counsel to Volunteer basketball and football student-athletes and directed the tutorial and study hall operations for student-athletes at Tennessee.
Dickey's duties at Tennessee were similar to those he had at Mississippi, including oversight of the football program's administrative duties and management of team compliance issues along with the athletics department compliance office. In addition, he will direct all postseason planning and preparations, approve scholarships and distribution of funds and supervise and implement strategic planning with the head football coach and staff.
A graduate of Wichita State University, Dickey earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in December 1992.
