Vern Hickey

Vern Hickey
Biographical details
Born	November 11, 1900; Canada
Died	July 14, 1987 (aged 86); Davis, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1923	Washington State
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1930–1936	Santa Rosa HS (CA)
1937–1948	Cal Aggies
Baseball
1938–1948	Cal Aggies
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1961–1967	UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall	24–42–8 (college football); 49–87–1 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Far Western (1947)

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]

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Cal Aggies (Far Western Conference) (1937–1948)
1937	Cal Aggies	4–4	2–2	3rd
1938	Cal Aggies	2–6–1	0–2–1	T–4th
1939	Cal Aggies	4–4	0–3	5th
1940	Cal Aggies	4–4–1	2–1	2nd
1941	Cal Aggies	2–2–4	2–1	2nd
1942	Cal Aggies	1–6	0–2	3rd
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	No team—World War II
1946	Cal Aggies	0–5–2	0–1–1	3rd
1947	Cal Aggies	4–5	3–1	T–1st
1948	Cal Aggies	2–6	1–3	T–4th
Cal Aggies:		23–42–8	10–16–2
Total:		23–42–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "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 .

[1] "Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Levick". Genealogy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[2] "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 .

[3] "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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