Herman Hickman

Herman Hickman
Biographical details
Born(1911-10-01)October 1, 1911
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 1958(1958-04-25) (aged 46)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Playing career
1929–1931Tennessee
1932–1934Brooklyn Dodgers
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1935Wake Forest (line)
c. 1940NC State (line)
1943–1947Army (line)
1948–1951Yale
Head coaching record
Overall16–17–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1959 (profile)

Herman Michael Hickman (October 1, 1911 – April 25, 1958) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hickman served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1948 to 1951, compiling a record of 16–17–2. He later was a television and radio analyst and broadcaster, a writer, and a professional wrestler.

Coach Robert Neyland held Hickman in high regard. "When one (football writer) said Hickman was 'the best guard the South ever produced,' Coach General Bob Neyland snarled, 'Herman Hickman is the greatest guard football has ever known.'"[1] Hickman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1959.

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