Vern Hickey Explained

Vern Hickey
Birth Date:11 November 1900
Birth Place:Canada
Death Place:Davis, California, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1921–1923
Player Team2:Washington State
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Team2:Santa Rosa HS (CA)
Coach Years3:1937–1948
Coach Team3:Cal Aggies
Coach Sport4:Baseball
Coach Years5:1938–1948
Coach Team5:Cal Aggies
Admin Years1:1961–1967
Admin Team1:UC Davis
Overall Record:24–42–8 (college football)
49–87–1 (college baseball)
Championships:Football
1 Far Western (1947)

Vernard Benton Hickey (November 11, 1900 – July 14, 1987)[1] was an American football, baseball, and golf coach, college athletics administrator, and local politician. He served as the head football coach at the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now known as the University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—from 1947 to 1948, compiling a record of 24–42–8. Hickey was the head baseball coach at the school, serving from 1938 to 1948 and tallying a mark of 49–87–1. He also coached golf, swimming, and water polo at UC Davis. Hickey succeeded Crip Toomey unofficially as the athletic director at UC Davis following Toomey's death in the June 1961 and was officially appointed to the position in September 1963. Hickey also served as the mayor of Davis, California.[2]

A native of Everett, Washington, Hickey graduated from the State College of Washington—now known as Washington State University in 1924. He died on July 14, 1987, in Davis.[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Levick . . March 10, 2017 .
  2. News: . Vern Hickey Gets Davis Athletic Post . . . . September 27, 1963 . 24 . March 10, 2017 . .
  3. News: . Vern Hickey, ex-Aggie AD, dead at 87 . . . July 15, 1987 . C9 . June 21, 2024 . .