Skip Hicks

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Skip Hicks
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Hicks with the Tennessee Titans in 2001
No. 20, 42
Position: Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1974-10-13) October 13, 1974 (age 49)
Corsicana, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Burkburnett (Burkburnett, Texas)
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1998  / Round: 3 / Pick: 69
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,109
Average:3.9
Touchdowns:13

Brian LaVell "Skip" Hicks (born October 13, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. [1] In his four seasons, Hicks played for the Washington Redskins [2] and the Tennessee Titans. [3] He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and still holds school records for touchdowns in a season, with 26 in 1997, and career touchdowns, with 55 (1993–94, 96-97). He graduated from Burkburnett High School in Burkburnett, Texas in 1993.

Hicks also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2004, appearing in two games. The Argonauts went on to win the 92nd Grey Cup that year, but Hicks was not dressed for that game.

Post-playing career

In 2014, it was announced Hicks would serve as an assistant football coach at Oaks Christian School in California.

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