![]() Hickey, circa 1950 | |
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Position: | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | Clarksville, Arkansas, U.S. | February 14, 1917
Died: | March 30, 2006 Aptos, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Clarksville |
College: | Arkansas |
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 6 / Pick: 41 |
Career history | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 27–27–1 (.500) |
Player stats at PFR | |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey (February 14, 1917 – March 30, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally 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.