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]
Head coaching record
Basketball
| 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
| 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
- ^ "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 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ St. Louis Men's Basketball History & Record Book (PDF). St. Louis University. 2012. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book. Marquette University. 2012. pp. 9–10.