A former professional American football running back who played six seasons in the American Football League (AFL). Dickinson was a 6th round selection (72nd overall pick) out of University of Southern Mississippi by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the 1957 NFL Draft. However, he would play for the Dallas Texans (1960–1961), the Denver Broncos (1962–1963), the Houston Oilers (1963), and the Oakland Raiders (1964) of the AFL.