Nat Hickey

Nat Hickey
Personal information
Born (1902-01-30)January 30, 1902
Died September 16, 1979(1979-09-16) (aged 77)
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1925–1948
Position Guard / Forward
Number 11
Career history
As player:
1925–1928 Cleveland Rosenblums
1928–1931 Chicago Bruins
1934–1935 Boston Trojans
19??–19?? Original Celtics
1944 Pittsburgh Raiders
1945–1946 Indianapolis Kautskys
1946–1947 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1948 Providence Steamrollers
As coach:
1946–1947 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1948 Providence Steamrollers (interim HC)
Career highlights and awards
  • ABL champion (1926)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Matthew J. "Nat" Hickey (January 30, 1902 – September 16, 1979)[1] was a multi-sport American professional athlete and coach.

Basketball

As a 5'11" guard/forward, Hickey played from the 1920s through 1940s with multiple early professional teams, including the Original Celtics,the Cleveland Rosenblums of the American Basketball League and the Pittsburgh Raiders, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League.

In the second year after the formation of the Basketball Association of America (the forerunner to the NBA), Hickey served 29 games as head coach of the Providence Steamrollers during the 1947–48 season. Hickey's team posted a 4–25 record during his tenure. On January 28, 1948, two days before his 46th birthday, Hickey decided to activate himself as a player with the Steamrollers for one game. He attempted six field goals – making none – and committed five personal fouls. He scored two points off of foul shots.[2] As a result of that one-game appearance, Hickey still holds the record for the oldest player in NBA history at 45 years and 363 days.[3]

Baseball

Hickey managed and played several seasons of minor league baseball as an outfielder. Notably, he was baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial's first minor league manager with the Williamson Colts in 1938.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary Index" (PDF). Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.
  2. ↑ Sachare, Alex (1994). The Official NBA basketball encyclopedia (1994 ed.). Villard Books. p. 577.
  3. ↑ Boeck, Greg (April 2, 2007). "Mavericks make motivated Willis, 44, NBA's oldest player". USA Today. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ Akin, William E. (2006). West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000. McFarland. p. 147. ISBN 9780786425709.

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