Eddie Hickey
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 20, 1902 Reynolds, Nebraska |
| Died | December 5, 1980 (aged 77) Mesa, Arizona |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934 | Creighton |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1943 | Creighton |
| 1946–1947 | Creighton |
| 1947–1958 | Saint Louis |
| 1958–1964 | Marquette |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1962–1964 | Marquette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–7 (football) 429–230 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 1 NIT (1948) 7 MVC (1936,1941-43,1952,1955,1957) |
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| Awards | |
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Henry Iba Award (1959) NABC Coach of the Year (1959) |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1979 (profile) |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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Edgar S. "Eddie" Hickey (December 20, 1902 – December 5, 1980) was an American football and basketball coach. He coached basketball at his alma mater of Creighton University (1934–1943, 1946–1947), St. 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.
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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