Bob Hicks (American football)

American football player and coach (1921–2012)

Not to be confused with Robert C. Hicks.

Bob HicksBiographical details

Born| (1921-07-12)July 12, 1921
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died| November 24, 2012(2012-11-24) (aged 91)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1947| Tennessee
Position(s)| Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1956| Wyoming (assistant)
1957| Indiana (interim HC)
1958–1972| Indiana (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall| 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]

## Head coaching record

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1957)
1957 | Indiana | 1–8 | 0–6 | 9th |
Indiana: | 1–8 | 0–6 |
Total: | 1–8 |

## References

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1. ^ "Robert Bruce Hicks". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. November 29, 2012. p. A2. Retrieved November 10, 2019 - via Newspapers.com .

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Indiana Hoosiers head football coaches

* Arthur B. Woodford (1887–1888)
* Evans Woollen (1889)
* No team (1890)
* Billy Herod (1891)
* No coach (1892–1893)
* Gustave Ferbert & Joseph R. Hudelson (1894)
* Winchester Osgood & Robert Wrenn (1895)
* Madison G. Gonterman (1896–1897)
* James H. Horne (1898–1904)
* James M. Sheldon (1905–1913)
* Clarence Childs (1914–1915)
* Ewald O. Stiehm (1916–1921)
* James P. Herron (1922)
* Bill Ingram (1923–1925)
* Harlan Page (1926–1930)
* Earl C. Hayes (1931–1933)
* Bo McMillin (1934–1947)
* Clyde B. Smith (1948–1951)
* Bernie Crimmins (1952–1956)
* Bob Hicks # (1957)
* Phil Dickens (1958–1964)
* John Pont (1965–1972)
* Lee Corso (1973–1982)
* Sam Wyche (1983)
* Bill Mallory (1984–1996)
* Cam Cameron (1997–2001)
* Gerry DiNardo (2002–2004)
* Terry Hoeppner (2005–2006)
* Bill Lynch (2007–2010)
* Kevin Wilson (2011–2016)
* Tom Allen (2016–2023)
* Curt Cignetti (2024– )

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