“100% Preventable”: The Death of Bucknell Football Player Calvin Dickey Jr.

Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities (Audacy) · Season 5, Episode 5 · 31 min · Released April 8, 2026

“What was supposed to be a light workout during football orientation ended in tragedy. Calvin Dickey, a freshman with sickle cell trait, collapsed and died days later. His parents say Bucknell failed to follow basic safety protocols and then withheld what really happened.”