Les Hick
English footballer
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Sgt. Leslie David Hick (23 April 1927 – 17 December 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie David Hick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1927[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Acomb, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 December 1970 (aged 43)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Wiltshire, England[2] | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Acomb, Yorkshire, Hick signed for Bradford City in July 1948 after playing amateur football for the Army,[1] leaving the club in July 1950.[3] During his time with Bradford City he made one appearance in the Football League.[4]
Death
Hick was later a sergeant in the British Royal Air Force. He was killed in December 1970 in a parachuting accident in Wiltshire. An expert testified at the inquiry into his death that the parachute failed to deploy because of a defect, which led to a rubbing friction that disastrously caused the reserve parachute to fail.[2]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
