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Reg Hickey (Reginald Joseph Hickey) was born on 27 March, 1906 in Collingwood, Victoria, is an Australian rules footballer (1906–1973). Discover Reg Hickey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Reginald Joseph Hickey
Occupation N/A
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 27 March 1906
Birthday 27 March
Birthplace Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 1973
Died Place Geelong, Victoria
Nationality Australia

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At 67 years old, Reg Hickey height is 185 cm and Weight 92 kg.

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1906

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).

The son of Martin Hickey (1873-1944), and Margaret Teresa Hickey (1877-1965), née Meaney, Reginald Joseph Hickey was born in Collingwood on 27 March 1906.

1926

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)).

Geelong recruited Hickey for the start of the 1926 season, with Hickey himself making a name as a tough defender, renowned for his dashing runs out of the defensive half.

1931

Hickey came third to Fitzroy's Haydn Bunton in the 1931 Brownlow Medal, and second to Fitzroy's Denis Ryan in the 1936 Brownlow Medal.

1932

Hickey was named captain-coach in 1932, but relinquished the coaching position to Arthur Coghlan the following season, although he remained captain of the team.

1936

In 1936, Hickey resumed his role as captain-coach, and continued, as such, until his retirement in 1940.

1937

Hickey's finest moment as captain-coach came in the 1937 Grand Final against Collingwood.

Until the three quarter time break (when the scores were level), the contest had been relatively even between, with neither side being able to get ahead by more than a few points.

In an effort to break the deadlock, and in a coaching move almost unheard of in those days, Hickey made wholesale positional changes:

His strategy worked, and Geelong comfortably won the match, kicking 6.6 (42) to Collingwood's 1.4 (10) in the last quarter.

1938

He married Doreen Stella Markin (1916-1963) on 26 October 1938.

He was the nephew of Fitzroy (VFA & VFL) footballer Pat Hickey, and Fitzroy (VFA) footballer and Fitzroy (VFL) administrator Con Hickey.

He is the grandfather of former Port Adelaide coach and captain Matthew Primus, and AFL Women's (AFLW) player Melissa Hickey is the granddaughter of his cousin.

He was in the same class as the inaugural Brownlow Medal winner, Edward "Carji" Greeves at the Struan Dam State School (3730), near to Cressy and Lismore in Western Victoria.

A strong, fast, and intelligent player, who could kick with either foot, Hickey played 245 games for Geelong in a career spanning fifteen years, including two premierships, two club best-and-fairest awards, and nine seasons as club captain.

1940

He retired as a player in May 1940.

The club finished close to or on the bottom of the ladder for the rest of the 1940s, claiming the wooden spoon in 1944 with a 1-17 record, and narrowly avoiding the 1945 wooden spoon on percentage.

1942

Due to travel restrictions and an exodus of players to war service in the Second World War, Geelong were unable to field a side for the 1942 and 1943 seasons.

1944

Players transferred to other clubs; when Geelong rejoined the competition in 1944 season, but not all of those transferred returned to Geelong.

1949

Hickey was appointed coach for the third time in 1949, with immediate success.

Though the club failed to make the finals, they showed marked improvement.

Hickey had a policy of fast, direct play, relentlessly drilling his players to ensure they made every possession count.

1950

Hickey also was a hard (but equally fair) coach, who helping build Geelong into a powerhouse during the early 1950s.

Hickey coached Geelong in 304 matches, including 91 matches as playing coach.

As coach, he had a 60% winning record.

In 1950, Geelong made the finals for the first time in ten years.

1952

For the next two and a half years, Geelong was the strongest side in the competition, winning two consecutive flags, and establishing a VFL/AFL record of 23 wins (unbeaten streak of 26) in a row during 1952 and 1953.

1953

It wasn't until the end of 1953 that Collingwood, with the use of ugly and restrictive football, were able to inflict defeat on Hickey's side.

1959

Geelong lost the Grand Final, and saw little success for the rest of Hickey's tenure — he retired from coaching at the end of the 1959 season.

1971

By then he was the games record-holder for the club, and held that record until Bill Goggin took over in 1971.

1973

He died at Geelong on 13 December 1973 and is buried in Geelong Western Cemetery, Minerva Rd, Herne Hill.