Les Hick Explained

Les Hick
Fullname:Leslie David Hick
Birth Date:23 April 1927
Birth Place:Acomb, England
Death Place:Wiltshire, England
Position:Outside right
Years1:1948–1950
Clubs1:Bradford City
Caps1:1
Goals1:0

Sgt. Leslie David Hick (23 April 1927 – 17 December 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.

Career

Born in Acomb, Yorkshire, Hick signed for Bradford City in July 1948 after playing amateur football for the Army, leaving the club in July 1950.[1] During his time with Bradford City he made one appearance in the Football League.[2]

Death

Hick was later a sergeant in the British Royal Air Force. He was killed in December 1970 in a parachuting accident in Wiltshire. An expert testified at the inquiry into his death that the parachute failed to deploy because of a defect, which led to a rubbing friction that disastrously caused the reserve parachute to fail.[3]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Frost, p. 399
  2. Frost, p. 383
  3. News: Defect in Parachutes Led to Death . 18 June 2024 . . 7 June 1971 . 14.