| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1940 |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1961 | Baylor |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1965 | Texas A&I (line) |
| 1966–1968 | West Virginia (DL) |
| 1969–1981 | Baylor (defensive assistant) |
| 1982–1985 | Howard Payne |
| 1986–1988 | Texas (defensive assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–29–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Bill Hicks (born May 16, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He was the 15th head football at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1982 to 1985, and compiling a record of 8–29–3.[1] As a player, Hicks was an All-Southwest Conference center at Baylor University in 1961, and was named to the Baylor All-Decade team of the 1960s. Hick began his coaching career as an assistant at Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville and West Virginia University.[2][3] He returned to the Baylor to coach in 1969 and spent over a decade there as a defensive assistant. He was elected to the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.[4] After leaving Howard Payne, he spent three years on the defensive staff at the University of Texas at Austin.[4][5] He then coached at the high school level in Texas, retiring in 2013.[4]
- ^ Howard Payne University coaching records Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bill Hicks Joins Baylor Staff". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. January 1, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Hicks hired at Howard Payne". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. Associated Press. December 18, 1981. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b c Hill, Jerry (October 17, 2017). "Hall of Fame 2017 Spotlight: Bill Hicks". BaylorBears.com.
- ^ "In Brief : Texas Football Coach Fires 2 Aides". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 1989.
