Tom Hicks (American football)

Tom Hicks

No. 54
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1952-12-18) December 18, 1952 (age 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Willowbrook (IL)
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	1975 / round: 6 / pick: 151
Career history
Chicago Bears (1976–1980)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Ten (1974) Second-team All-Big Ten (1973)
Career NFL statistics
Games played-started: 64-28 Interceptions: 5 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas Logan Hicks (born December 18, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), from 1976 to 1980. His jersey number was 54.

During the 1978 NFL season, Hicks suffered a knee injury in Week 10 in a contest against the Seattle Seahawks. He was diagnosed with torn knee ligaments and underwent surgery that evening after the game. He missed the remainder of the 1978 NFL season.

After a breakdown in contract negotiations for the 1981 season, Hicks retired.^[1][2]

Hicks played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.^[3]

Hicks was an all-state linebacker at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, IL (Class of 1971).

References

1. (24 July 1981). Payton close to signing contract with Bears, Ellensburg Daily Record (UPI)
2. Pierson, Don (2 August 1981). Bear shocker: Finks angrily cuts Tom Hicks, Chicago Tribune
3. Stone, Ed (28 May 1975). Bears sign Illini, Chicago Tribune