John H. Dick (November 9, 1918 – September 22, 2011) was an American basketball player and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.

[1] In 1939, the Ducks won the Northern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference, and then defeated Southern Division champion California to win the conference championship and a berth in the 1939 NCAA basketball championship, the first edition of the tournament.

[2] The Ducks defeated Texas and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game against Ohio State.

After the United States entered World War II with the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dick enlisted in the United States Navy as an aviator, eventually achieving the rank of rear admiral.

[10] Each year, the Ducks present the Rear Admiral John Dick Award to the team's best defender.