Edgar S. Hickey (December 20, 1902 – December 5, 1980) was an American college basketball and college football coach. He coached basketball at his alma mater of Creighton University (1935–1943, 1946–1947), Saint 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.[1]
 Hickey from the 1961 “Hilltop” | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1902 Reynolds, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1980 (aged 77) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1943 | Creighton |
| 1946–1947 | Creighton |
| 1947–1958 | Saint Louis |
| 1958–1964 | Marquette |
| Football | |
| 1934 | Creighton |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1962–1964 | Marquette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–7 (football) 429–230 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball NIT (1948) 7 MVC (1936, 1941–1943, 1952, 1955, 1957) | |
| Awards | |
| Henry Iba Award (1959) NABC Coach of the Year (1959) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1979 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Head coaching record
editBasketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1935–1947) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Creighton | 13–6 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1936–37 | Creighton | 11–9 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1937–38 | Creighton | 11–14 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1938–39 | Creighton | 11–12 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Creighton | 11–9 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940–41 | Creighton | 18–7 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1941–42 | Creighton | 18–5 | 9–1 | T–1st | NIT Semifinal | ||||
| 1942–43 | Creighton | 16–1 | 10–0 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1946–47 | Creighton | 17–8 | 7–5 | 4th | |||||
| Creighton: | 126–71 (.640) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Billikens (Missouri Valley Conference) (1947–1958) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | St. Louis | 24–3 | 8–2 | 2nd | NIT Champions | ||||
| 1948–49 | St. Louis | 22–4 | 8–2 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1949–50 | St. Louis | 17–9 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950–51 | St. Louis | 22–8 | 11–3 | T–2nd | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1951–52 | St. Louis | 23–8 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1952–53 | St. Louis | 16–11 | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1953–54 | St. Louis | 15–12 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1954–55 | St. Louis | 20–8 | 8–2 | T–1st | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1955–56 | St. Louis | 18–7 | 8–4 | T–2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1956–57 | St. Louis | 19–9 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
| 1957–58 | St. Louis | 16–10 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| St. Louis: | 212–89 (.704) | ||||||||
| Marquette Warriors (NCAA University Division independent) (1958–1964) | |||||||||
| 1958–59 | Marquette | 23–6 | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||||
| 1959–60 | Marquette | 13–12 | |||||||
| 1960–61 | Marquette | 16–11 | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||||
| 1961–62 | Marquette | 15–11 | |||||||
| 1962–63 | Marquette | 20–9 | NIT Semifinal | ||||||
| 1963–64 | Marquette | 5–21 | |||||||
| Marquette: | 92–70 (.568) | ||||||||
| Total: | 429–230 (.651) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1934) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Creighton | 2–7 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Creighton: | 2–7 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–7 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Hickey, Former Marquette Coach, Dies at 77". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. December 8, 1980. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ 2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Creighton University. 2012. p. 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ St. Louis Men's Basketball History & Record Book (PDF). St. Louis University. 2012. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book. Marquette University. 2012. pp. 9–10.