Red Hickey
Hickey, circa 1950 | |||||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||||
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| Born | February 14, 1917 Clarksville, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 30, 2006 (aged 89) Aptos, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Clarksville | ||||||||
| College | Arkansas | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1941: 6th round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||
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| Regular season | 27–27–1 (.500) | ||||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey (February 14, 1917 – March 30, 2006) was an American professional football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1941 and the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams from 1945 to 1948. Hickey served as head coach for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers from 1959 to 1963.
Hickey is credited for having devised the shotgun formation in 1960.