| Number: | 44 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Barnesville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Thomaston Medical Center, Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 190 |
| High School: | Robert E. Lee (Thomaston) |
| College: | South Carolina State |
| Draftyear: | 1996 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 253 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 7 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing attempts |
| Statvalue2: | 31 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue3: | 106 |
| Pfr: | HickMi20 |
Michael Hicks (February 1, 1973 – February 2, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a running back for two seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He then played one year with the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe.[2]
Before joining the NFL, Hicks played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs.[3] At South Carolina State, he held the record for most rushing touchdowns in a single-season (22) and in a career (51). He was also the career rushing leader in yards per game (127.9). As of 2024, these records still hold. In 2014, Hicks was inducted into his alma mater's hall of fame.
Hicks died in Thomaston, Georgia, on February 2, 2024, one day after his 51st birthday.[4]