| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1927 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2018 (aged 91) Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1944 | Penn State |
| 1947–1949 | Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953 | Albright (assistant) |
| 1954–1955 | Juniata |
| 1956–1958 | DePauw |
| 1959–1961 | Detroit (assistant) |
| 1962–1977 | Wagner |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 102–79–8 |
| Bowls | 0–0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC College–Northern Division (1964, 1967) | |
Robert Charles Hicks (April 4, 1927 – April 7, 2018) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1955, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana from 1956 to 1958, and Wagner College in Staten Island, New York from 1962 to 1977, compiling a career college football coaching record of 102–79–8.
At Juniata, he led the Eagles to an undefeated record in each of his two seasons at the helm and an appearance in the 1956 Tangerine Bowl.[2] Hicks played college football at Pennsylvania State University.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | UPI# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Indians (Independent) (1954–1955) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Juniata | 8–0 | |||||||
| 1955 | Juniata | 8–0–1 | T Tangerine | ||||||
| Juniata: | 16–0–1 | ||||||||
| DePauw Tigers (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | DePauw | 1–6–1 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | DePauw | 6–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | DePauw | 2–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| DePauw: | 9–15–1 | 5–12 | |||||||
| Wagner Seahawks (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1962–1971) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Wagner | 4–4–1 | 3–4 | 3rd (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1963 | Wagner | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1964 | Wagner | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1965 | Wagner | 3–6 | 2–3 | 7th (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1966 | Wagner | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 8th (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1967 | Wagner | 9–0 | 5–0 | T–1st (College–Northern) | 14 | ||||
| 1968 | Wagner | 3–6 | 3–1 | NA (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1969 | Wagner | 4–5 | 4–1 | 3rd (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1970 | Wagner | 5–3–1 | 3–1 | NA (Northern) | |||||
| 1971 | Wagner | 5–4 | 3–1 | NA (Northern) | |||||
| Wagner Seahawks (Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference) (1972–1977) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Wagner | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Wagner | 4–5 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1974 | Wagner | 5–3–1 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1975 | Wagner | 6–2–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Wagner | 2–7–1 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1977 | Wagner | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Wagner: | 77–64–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 102–79–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||