Bill Hicks
Biographical details
Born (1940-05-16) May 16, 1940
Playing career
1959–1961Baylor
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1965Texas A&I (line)
1966–1968West Virginia (DL)
1969–1981Baylor (defensive assistant)
1982–1985Howard Payne
1986–1988Texas (defensive assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall8–29–3

Bill Hicks (born May 16, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He was the 15th head football at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1982 to 1985, and compiling a record of 8–29–3.[1] As a player, Hicks was an All-Southwest Conference center at Baylor University in 1961, and was named to the Baylor All-Decade team of the 1960s. Hick began his coaching career as an assistant at Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville and West Virginia University.[2][3] He returned to the Baylor to coach in 1969 and spent over a decade there as a defensive assistant. He was elected to the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.[4] After leaving Howard Payne, he spent three years on the defensive staff at the University of Texas at Austin.[4][5] He then coached at the high school level in Texas, retiring in 2013.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Lone Star Conference) (1982–1985)
1982 Howard Payne 3–71–6T–7th
1983 Howard Payne 2–81–6T–7th
1984 Howard Payne 1–8–10–45th
1985 Howard Payne 2–6–20–56th
Howard Payne: 8–29–32–21
Total:8–29–3

References

  1. ↑ Howard Payne University coaching records Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Bill Hicks Joins Baylor Staff". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. January 1, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Hicks hired at Howard Payne". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. Associated Press. December 18, 1981. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. 1 2 3 Hill, Jerry (October 17, 2017). "Hall of Fame 2017 Spotlight: Bill Hicks". BaylorBears.com.
  5. ↑ "In Brief : Texas Football Coach Fires 2 Aides". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 1989.
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