Curry Starr Hicks (January 17, 1885 – February 28, 1964) was an American college football coach, athletic director, and professor of physical education.

[2] In 1909, he attended Amherst College on a Hitchcock Fellowship before returning to the Michigan State Normal School.

[8] He was the school's first director of athletics and student health and held the post for 38 years until his retirement in 1949.

Hicks led the charge to build modern athletic fields and gymnasia and during his tenure, many of the University's teams climbed to new heights of excellence.

[3] His publications include The influence of faculty supervision on the moral effects of athletics in high schools and colleges (1912),[12] and Community Playgrounds (1938).