Reg Hickey
| Reg Hickey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Joseph Hickey | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 December 1973 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Cressy | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1940 | Geelong | 245 (24) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1932–1959 | Geelong | 304 (183–118–3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1959. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reginald Joseph Hickey (27 March 1906 – 13 December 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who was a player, the captain, the captain-coach, and the non-playing coach for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1928 and 1940 (player), and between 1949 and 1959 (non-player).
In the 34 seasons from 1926 to 1959 he was involved in four Geelong VFL premierships: one as a player (1931), one as captain-coach (1937), and two as non-playing coach (1951, and 1952) – he was also the non-playing coach of a losing Grand Final team (1953), where an inaccurate Geelong (8.17 (65)) lost to Collingwood (11.11 (77)).