Vernard Benton Hickey (November 11, 1900 – July 14, 1987)[1] was an American football, baseball, and golf coach, college athletics administrator, and local politician. He served as the head football coach at the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now known as the University of California, Davis (UC Davis)—from 1947 to 1948, compiling a record of 24–42–8. Hickey was the head baseball coach at the school, serving from 1938 to 1948 and tallying a mark of 49–87–1. He also coached golf, swimming , and water polo at UC Davis. Hickey succeeded Crip Toomey unofficially as the athletic director at UC Davis following Toomey's death in the June 1961 and was officially appointed to the position in September 1963. Hickey also served as the mayor of Davis, California.[2]
A native of Everett, Washington, Hickey graduated from the State College of Washington—now known as Washington State University in 1924. He died on July 14, 1987, in Davis.[3]
^"Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Levick". Genealogy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^"Vern Hickey Gets Davis Athletic Post". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press International. September 27, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Vern Hickey, ex-Aggie AD, dead at 87". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. July 15, 1987. p. C9. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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v t e UC Davis Aggies athletic directors Crip Toomey (1928–1961) VernHickey (1961–1967) Bill Lakie (1967–1971) Joe Singleton (1971–1984) Gale Mikles...
during the 1937 college football season. Led by first-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference...
v t e UC Davis Aggies head baseball coaches VernHickey (1938–1942) No team (1943–1945) VernHickey (1946–1948) Carl Boyer (1949–1952) Will Lotter (1953–1958)...
v t e UC Davis Aggies head baseball coaches VernHickey (1938–1942) No team (1943–1945) VernHickey (1946–1948) Carl Boyer (1949–1952) Will Lotter (1953–1958)...
Western Conference (FWC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by VernHickey in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall...
during the 1942 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 0–2 in conference...
during the 1938 college football season. Led by second-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 0–2–1...
during the 1939 college football season. Led by third-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 0–3 in conference...
during the 1941 college football season. Led by foifth-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–2–4 with a mark of 2–1 in...
during the 1947 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference...
v t e UC Davis Aggies head baseball coaches VernHickey (1938–1942) No team (1943–1945) VernHickey (1946–1948) Carl Boyer (1949–1952) Will Lotter (1953–1958)...
Kingdom in 1968. Hickey also wrote songs for other artists, including "The Millionaire" for Jackie Wilson, "A Little Bird Told Me So" for LaVern Baker, and...
during the 1940 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference...
Conference Record 2–4–1 (1–3–1 PCC) Head coach Albert Exendine (1st season) Captain VernHickey Home stadium Rogers Field Uniform Seasons ← 1922 1924 →...
the University of California, Davis). Led by seventh-year head coach VernHickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 0–5–2 with a mark of 0–1–1...
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