Eddie Hickey

For the baseball player, see Eddie Hickey (baseball).

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]

Eddie Hickey

Hickey from the 1961 “Hilltop”
Biographical details
Born	(1902-12-20)December 20, 1902 Reynolds, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1980(1980-12-05) (aged 77) Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1935–1943	Creighton
1946–1947	Creighton
1947–1958	Saint Louis
1958–1964	Marquette
Football
1934	Creighton
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1962–1964	Marquette
Head coaching record
Overall	2–7 (football) 429–230 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball NIT (1948) 7 MVC (1936, 1941–1943, 1952, 1955, 1957)
Awards
Henry Iba Award (1959) NABC Coach of the Year (1959)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1979 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview

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)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament 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

1. "Hickey, Former Marquette Coach, Dies at 77". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. December 8, 1980. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
2. 2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Creighton University. 2012. p. 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
3. St. Louis Men's Basketball History & Record Book (PDF). St. Louis University. 2012. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
4. Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book. Marquette University. 2012. pp. 9–10.

External links

• Eddie Hickey at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame