Bryan Hickman
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 18, 1981 Mesquite, Texas |
| Died: | January 3, 2012 (aged 30) |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Kansas State |
| Undrafted: | 2004 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Second-team All-Big 12 (2003) | |
Bryan Hickman (January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2012) was an American football linebacker. He played collegiately at Kansas State and had a brief professional career before suffering a career ending knee injury.
High school[edit]
Hickman attended North Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas and was teammates with another Kansas State linebacker, Josh Buhl.[1]
College career[edit]
At Kansas State, Hickman teamed up with fellow Texas high school linebackers, Terry Pierce and Josh Buhl to make a formidable linebacking crew for the Wildcats. In a home game against Iowa State in 2002, he recorded double-digit tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and a forced fumble. Hickman finished his career at Kansas State as part of the conference championship team beating #1 Oklahoma and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl and second team All-Big 12. Hickman totaled four interceptions.[2] He graduated with a degree in business.
Professional career[edit]
Bryan was with the NFL's Cleveland Browns when a knee injury ended his career.
Death[edit]
He died via suicide in January 2012.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bryan Hickman". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Bryan Hickman". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Bryan Eugene Hickman". The Dallas Morning News. January 7, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2023.