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Skip Hicks
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Hicks with the Tennessee Titans in 2001
No. 20, 42, 34
Position: Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1974-10-13) October 13, 1974 (age 50)
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
  • Grey Cup champion (2004)
  • First-team All-American (1997)
  • Pop Warner Trophy (1997)
  • First-team All-Pac-10 (1997)
  • Second-team All-Pac-10 (1996)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 1,109
Average: 3.9
Touchdowns: 13
Player stats at PFR

Brian LaVell "Skip" Hicks was born on October 13, 1974. He is a former American football player. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL).

Skip Hicks was chosen in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. During his four seasons in the NFL, he played for the Washington Redskins and the Tennessee Titans. Before joining the NFL, he played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He still holds impressive records at UCLA. He scored 26 touchdowns in 1997, which is a school record for a single season. He also holds the career record with 55 touchdowns from 1993 to 1997. Skip Hicks finished high school at Burkburnett High School in Burkburnett, Texas in 1993.

After his time in the NFL, Hicks also played for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL). This was during the 2004 season. He played in two games for the Argonauts. That year, the Argonauts won the 92nd Grey Cup, which is like the championship game in the CFL. However, Skip Hicks did not play in that final game.

Life After Playing Football

After his professional football career ended, Skip Hicks continued to be involved in the sport. In 2014, it was announced that he would become an assistant football coach. He joined the coaching staff at Oaks Christian School in California. This shows his continued passion for football and helping young athletes.

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