Bob Hicks (American football)

American football player and coach (1921–2012)

Not to be confused with Robert C. Hicks.

Bob Hicks
Biographical 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.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1957)
1957	Indiana	1–8	0–6	9th
Indiana:		1–8	0–6
Total:		1–8

References

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

v t e 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– ) # denotes interim head coach

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– )

# denotes interim head coach

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