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Blue Jays Up Close #1

Posted on July 17, 2013 at 07:19 PM.

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By Andrew Newsted / MLB.com

Jays Up Close: R.A. Dickey

Robert Allen (R.A.) Dickey... Is a 1993 graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) High School... Named an All-American in baseball his senior year... Attended the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) where he holds the school record for career wins (38)... Went 38-10 with a 3.40 ERA in his career for the Volunteers... Majored in English... Member of the bronze medal winning U.S. Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.... Helped form a non-profit organization called Honoring Thy Father Mission, aimed at reaching out to school, athletic and church youth groups as well as performing missionary work in Latin American countries... Active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Was the recipient of the "Ya Gotta Have Heart" Award at the BBWAA Dinner on January 25, 2011... Received the "Tennessee Male Athlete of the Year" Award on February 11, 2011 in Nashville, TN... Was inducted into the Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame on January 18, 2012... Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in January, 2012 with Mets bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello and former teammate and current Cleveland Indians pitcher Kevin Slowey... Raised over $100,000 during the climb for Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization dedicated to rescuing young women from forced prostitution... Honored at the Thurman Munson Dinner on January 31, 2012 with a "Thurman Award."... His autobiography "Wherever I Wind Up, My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball" was released in March, 2012... Is featured in a documentary film titled "Knuckleball".