Jim Hickey (American football)
James Benton Hickey (January 22, 1920 – December 27, 1997) was an American football and basketball player, coach of football, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1951 to 1955 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1959 to 1966, compiling a career college football record of 63–56–4. Hickey was the athletic director at the University of Connecticut from 1966 to 1969.
Hickey pictured in Yackety Yack 1967, North Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22, 1920 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 1997 (aged 77) Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1941 | William & Mary |
| Basketball | |
| 1940, 1942 | William & Mary |
| Position(s) | Wingback, tailback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1955 | Hampden–Sydney |
| 1956–1958 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1959–1966 | North Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1951–1955 | Hampden–Sydney |
| 1966–1969 | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–56–4 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Virginia Little Six/Seven (1952–1953, 1955) 2 Mason-Dixon (1953–1954) 1 ACC (1963) | |
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (1963) | |
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