Bob Hicks | |
Birth Date: | 12 July 1921 |
Birth Place: | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1947 |
Player Team1: | Tennessee |
Player Positions: | Center |
Coach Years1: | 1953–1956 |
Coach Team1: | Wyoming (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1957 |
Coach Team2: | Indiana (interim HC) |
Coach Years3: | 1958–1972 |
Coach Team3: | Indiana (assistant) |
Overall Record: | 1–8 |
Robert Bruce Hicks (July 12, 1921 – November 24, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University for one season in 1957, compiling a record of 1–8.
Hicks was born on July 12, 1921, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He attended Hazleton High School, where he played football and basketball before earning a football scholarship from the University of Tennessee. Hicks died on November 24, 2012.[1]