Vern Hickey
American sportsperson and politician (1900–1987)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1900-11-11)November 11, 1900 Everett, Washington |
| Died | July 15, 1987(1987-07-15) (aged 86) Davis, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Washington State University |
| 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 15, 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 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]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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UC Davis Aggies head football coaches
- Robert E. Harmon (1915–1916)
- Jack Glascock (1917)
- No team (1918)
- William E. Bobbitt (1919)
- Eugene Van Gent (1920)
- Wilmer D. Elfrink (1921)
- Chester Brewer (1922)
- William L. Driver (1923–1927)
- Crip Toomey (1928–1936)
- Vern Hickey (1937–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Vern Hickey (1946–1948)
- Ted Forbes (1949–1953)
- Will Lotter (1954)
- Ted Forbes (1955)
- Will Lotter (1956–1957)
- Herb Schmalenberger (1958)
- Will Lotter (1959–1963)
- Herb Schmalenberger (1964–1969)
- Jim Sochor (1970–1988)
- Bob Foster (1989–1992)
- Bob Biggs (1993–2012)
- Ron Gould (2013–2016)
- Dan Hawkins (2017–2023)
- Tim Plough (2024– )
