Edgar S. Hickey

(1902-1980) born near Reynolds, Jefferson County, lived in Spalding, Greeley County, and in Omaha. Athletic coach, during 26 years as head basketball coach at three universities, including Creighton, he achieved a record of 436 wins and 231 losses; was credited with introducing "three-lane fast break" offense in 1940s, and inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979; previously coached at Creighton Prep in Omaha. Consult Saturday Evening Post, February 25, 1950, pp. 30, 148-150 and American National Biography, Vol 10 (1999) 736-738.

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