Robert C. Hicks | |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1927 |
Birth Place: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1944 |
Player Team1: | Penn State |
Player Years2: | 1947–1949 |
Player Team2: | Penn State |
Coach Years1: | 1953 |
Coach Team1: | Albright (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1954–1955 |
Coach Team2: | Juniata |
Coach Years3: | 1956–1958 |
Coach Team3: | DePauw |
Coach Years4: | 1959–1961 |
Coach Team4: | Detroit (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 1962–1977 |
Coach Team5: | Wagner |
Overall Record: | 102–79–8 |
Bowl Record: | 0–0–1 |
Championships: | 2 MAC College–Northern Division (1964, 1967) |
Robert Charles Hicks (April 4, 1927 – April 7, 2018) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1955, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana from 1956 to 1958, and Wagner College in Staten Island, New York from 1962 to 1977, compiling a career college football coaching record of 102–79–8.
At Juniata, he led the Eagles to an undefeated record in each of his two seasons at the helm and an appearance in the 1956 Tangerine Bowl.[2] Hicks played college football at Pennsylvania State University.[3]