| Steel Arm Dickey | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 1896 6, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Morganton, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Etowah, Tennessee |
| Debutyear: | 1922 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Stars |
| Finalyear: | 1922 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Stars |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 2–2 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 6.39 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 19 |
| Teams: | |
Claude "Steel Arm" Dickey (June 2, 1896 – March 11, 1923) was a Negro leagues pitcher for the first Negro Southern League and Negro National League. Researchers currently believe his real name is Claude Dickey, based on census records and World War I draft registration cards. Newspaper reports show he appears as Walter Claude, John Claude, and Jean Claude. Many reports simply call him Steel Arm Dickey.
Dickey had a short career, dying at the age of 26 in Etowah, Tennessee.
According to his death certificate, Dickey was killed after he was shot by a pistol. News reports later noted Dickey was killed by a knife. Either way, the medical examiner noted he died from a loss of blood, that he was wounded in the neck, and there was extensive damage to his esophagus. He also ruled the death a homicide. The informant appears to be a family member, Martin Dickey.
Dickey was buried in the New Zion Cemetery in Etowah, Tennessee.[1]
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