Tom Hicks (American football)
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois | December 18, 1952||||||
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College: | Illinois | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 6 / pick: 151 | ||||||
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Thomas Logan Hicks (born December 18, 1952) is a retired American professional football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Chicago Bears of the NFL, from 1976 to 1980. His jersey number was 54.
After a breakdown in contract negotiations for the 1981 season, Hicks retired.[1][2]
Hicks played college football for Illinois.[3]
Hicks was an all-state linebacker at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, IL (Class of 1971).
References
- ^ (24 July 1981). Payton close to signing contract with Bears, Ellensburg Daily Record (UPI)
- ^ Pierson, Don (2 August 1981). Bear shocker: Finks angrily cuts Tom Hicks, chicago Tribune
- ^ Stone, Ed (28 May 1975). Bears sign Illini, Chicago Tribune