Les Hick
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| 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(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sgt. Leslie David Hick (23 April 1927 – 17 December 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Les Hick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Defect in Parachutes Led to Death". Liverpool Echo. 7 June 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ↑ Frost, p. 399
- ↑ Frost, p. 383
