Bill Hicks (born May 16, 1940) is a former American football player and coach.

He was the 15th head football at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1982 to 1985, and compiling a record of 8–29–3.

[2][3] He returned to the Baylor to coach in 1969 and spent over a decade there as a defensive assistant.

[4] After leaving Howard Payne, he spent three years on the defensive staff at the University of Texas at Austin.

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