George L. Hicks

George L. Hicks
Virginia Cavaliers
Position Tackle
Class Graduate
Career history
College Virginia (1892–1894)
Personal information
Weight 173 lb (78 kg)
Career highlights and awards

George Luther Hicks (4 April 1871 – 3 September 1956[1]) was a college football player and colonel in the U. S. Army.[2]

University of Virginia

Hicks was a prominent tackle for the Virginia Cavaliers football team of the University of Virginia.[3][4] The school claims a Southern championship every year he played.[5] He was selected for an All-Southern team in 1895.[6]

References

  1. ↑ George Luther Hicks findagrave.com
  2. ↑ Liaison: The Courier of the Big Gun Corps. p. 224.
  3. ↑ "The Great Game To-Day". The Times. November 29, 1894. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Col George L. Hicks". Virginia. 36: 78. 1947.
  5. ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  6. ↑ "[No title]". The Daily Tar Heel. April 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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