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Sgt. Leslie David Hick (23 April 1927 – 17 December 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie David Hick[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1927[1] | ||
Place of birth | Acomb, England | ||
Date of death | 17 December 1970 43)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Wiltshire, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1950 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Acomb, Yorkshire, Hick signed for Bradford City in July 1948 after playing amateur football for the Army,[1] leaving the club in July 1950.[3] During his time with Bradford City he made one appearance in the Football League.[4]
Hick was later a sergeant in the British Royal Air Force. He was killed in December 1970 in a parachuting accident in Wiltshire. An expert testified at the inquiry into his death that the parachute failed to deploy because of a defect, which led to a rubbing friction that disastrously caused the reserve parachute to fail.[2]
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