Dickie Hemric
Basketball
Inducted: 1972
- Born in Jonesville, NC, 1933
- Basketball player at Wake Forest University from 1952–1955
- Burly 6-ft.-6-in., 225-lb. player who was dominant on the inside
- Named first-team All-SC from 1952, 1953
- Recognized as first-team All-ACC from 1954 and 1955
- Honored as SC Player of the Year from 1953
- Earned ACC Player of the Year in 1954 and 1955
- Named third-team All-American in 1954; second-team All-American in 1955
- Led SC in rebounding in 1953
- Led ACC in rebounding in 1954 and 1955
- Led Wake Forest to its only SC championship in 1953
- Finished career with 2,587 points and 1,802 rebounds
- Made ACC-record 302 free throws in 1955
- Pulled down 36 rebounds against Clemson in 1955
- Leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history
- Played two seasons with the NBA’s Boston Celtics, averaging 6.3 points per game
