Virginia Cavaliers | |
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Position | Tackle |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | April 4, 1871 |
Died: | September 3, 1956 | (aged 85)
Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Virginia (1892–1894) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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George Luther Hicks (April 4, 1871 – September 3, 1956)[1] was a college football player and colonel in the U. S. Army.[2] He served in the Spanish American War and World War I.[3]
George Luther Hicks was a son of former Confederate field surgeon George L. Hicks, Sr. and Nancy Hicks, the daughter of Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks.[4][5][6] He married Mabel Mullen.[7]
Hicks was a prominent tackle for the Virginia Cavaliers football team of the University of Virginia.[8][9] The school claims a Southern championship every year he played.[10] He was selected for an All-Southern team in 1895.[11]