Sgt. Leslie David Hick (23 April 1927 – 17 December 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.

Les Hick
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(1970-12-17) (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

Career

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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

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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

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Les Hick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Defect in Parachutes Led to Death". Liverpool Echo. 7 June 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ Frost, p. 399
  4. ^ Frost, p. 383