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Chuck Dickerson is a former position coach in the National Football League and Canadian Football League and sports radio host in Buffalo, New York. Currently, he is a regular featured commentator during the Buffalo Bills season.

Dickerson earned All-American honors during his high school and college career as a defensive tackle for the University of Illinois. Personally, he married and has an adult child, several grandchildren, and multiple dogs.

Dickerson was Offensive Lineman Coach under Marv Levy in Buffalo and in the Canadian Football League when Levy coached the Montreal Alouettes. He appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXV and Super Bowl XXVI. His contract was not renewed after the 1991-92 season and he began his broadcast career on WGR 550 in 1993, hosting a three hour afternoon drive-time show for almost ten years, leaving the station 2003. It was speculated in the press that WGR released Dickerson from the station because it wanted to gain the rights to Sabres hockey broadcasts, which it won back in 2004.^[1]. Dickerson also appeared on CanWest Global television's Sportsline show in Toronto for several season's as an NFL commentator and betting opinion maker.

His on-air style is similar to hockey's Don Cherry. He was known for his blunt and provocative opinions, his general willingness to berate callers he deemed "ignorant" and his open dislike of NHL hockey and the Buffalo Sabres, which ultimately alienated many fans. Dickerson talked hockey during the hockey season but was often unwilling to devote much air time to the off season transactions. This was partly due to his self-admission he did not know the game very well. He often found humorous hockey traditions, such as the uniform being called a 'sweater' and not a 'jersey'. His closing catchphrase, "Who loves ya, baby?" is borrowed from Kojak .

During football season, he hosts The Official, Unauthorized Postgame Show on WHAM-AM 1180 in Rochester, New York and a 15-minute segment on The Extra Point on WGR-AM 550 in Buffalo, New York.

Notes

^ Fybush, Scott. Radio Watch Report North East RadioWatch: February 4, 2000

External link

Fybush, Scott. Radio Watch Report about Sabres coach refusing to join WGR because of Dickerson bias. North East RadioWatch: February 4, 2000
Wayback MachineDickerson's profile, via the Internet Archive

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[1] Fybush, Scott. Radio Watch Report North East RadioWatch: February 4, 2000

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	'''Chuck Dickerson''' ~~was~~ a former position coach in the [[National Football League]] and [[Canadian Football League]] and [[sports radio]] host in [[Buffalo, New York]]. Currently, he is a regular featured [[commentator]] during the [[Buffalo Bills]] season.		'''Chuck Dickerson''' is a former position coach in the [[National Football League]] and [[Canadian Football League]] and [[sports radio]] host in [[Buffalo, New York]]. Currently, he is a regular featured [[commentator]] during the [[Buffalo Bills]] season.

	Dickerson earned All-American honors during his high school and college career as a [[defensive tackle]] for the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\|University of Illinois]]. Personally, he married and has an adult child, several grandchildren, and multiple dogs.		Dickerson earned All-American honors during his high school and college career as a [[defensive tackle]] for the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\|University of Illinois]]. Personally, he married and has an adult child, several grandchildren, and multiple dogs.