[1] Lane served in the United States Navy during World War II.
[2] The Dick Lane Bridge over the Chattahoochee River on the Douglas–Fulton county line was named in his honor.
The Dick Lane Velodrome, also named in his honor, was constructed in 1974 and inspired by a group of residents and City officials that visited the Munich Olympics.
Located eight miles south of downtown Atlanta, the Dick Lane Velodrome is a 1/5 of a mile and 36° banked concrete track for bicycle racing, set in Sumner park in a residential part of beautiful historic East Point.
Dick Lane is the only velodrome in the world with a green space that contains a large oak tree and a creek running through the in-field.