Eddie Hickey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eddie Hickey

basketball player, football player, basketball coach, football coach and baseball coach

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: Reynolds, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1980

Profession: association football manager, association football player, basketball player, basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Edgar S.
Hickey (December 20, 1902 – December 5, 1980) was a basketball and American football coach.
He coached basketball at his alma mater of Creighton University (1935–1943, 1946–1947), St.
Louis University (1947–1958) and Marquette University (1958–1964), compiling a 429–230 record.
Hickey also served as the head football coach at Creighton in 1934, tallying a mark of 2–7.
After retiring from coaching, Hickey managed the American Automobile Association headquarters in Terre Haute, Indiana.
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Hickey died of a heart attack on December 5, 1980 in Mesa, Arizona.