Kevin Hickey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetKevin Hickey
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1956
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 16-May-2012
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Kevin Hickey
- Kevin John Hickey (February 25, 1956 – May 16, 2012), was an American left-handed pitcher who spent six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago White Sox (1981–1983) and Baltimore Orioles (1989–1991).
- It was with the White Sox that he was a reliever with the American League (AL) West titlist in 1983 and a batting practice pitcher for the 2005 World Series Champions. Hickey was born on February 25, 1956 in Chicago's South Side and was raised in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
- He first attended St.
- Rita of Cascia High School on a basketball scholarship, but was expelled for excessive truancy.
- He completed his secondary education at Thomas Kelly High School.In August 1978, Hickey attended an open tryout held by the White Sox at Chicago's McKinley Park.
- Hickey was recruited after a staffer saw him playing 16" softball for the Bobcats at Kelly Park.
- He was the only player out of 250 to receive a contract, signing a minor league deal for $500 a month.Hickey was one of several former major league players to appear in the baseball film Major League II, which was released in 1994.
- In it, he played the role of "Schoup".After Hickey's retirement as a player, he worked as a car salesman in Columbus, Ohio for almost ten years.
- He then moved back to Chicago and in 2003, the White Sox hired him to be their batting practice pitcher.
- He continued to work in that capacity for the rest of his life.
- On April 5, 2012, he was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Arlington, Texas where the White Sox opened their 2012 season against the Texas Rangers.
- Hickey died on May 16, 2012 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
- He was 56.
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