[6][7] After receiving his bachelor's degree in 1925,[6] Wicks coached multiple sports at the high school level in nearby Genesee for two years, back at Moscow for three, and at North Central in Spokane for one.

With the departure of Felix Plastino in 1935, Wicks became athletic director,[10][11] and also became head football coach, posting a 29–17–1 (.628) record in six seasons with the Bengals.

Grace was a financial advisor in the 1950s, elected a county commissioner in the early 1960s (both very uncommon for a woman at the time),[29] and later the local chair of the Republican Party.

[2] A major contributor to the county historical society, she had a long run as a newspaper columnist as a senior for the Moscow-Pullman Daily News,[30][31] writing right up until her death,[32][33][34][35] which came a day shy of age 91.

[36] A year after his death, Idaho's recently relocated baseball field (46°43′54″N 117°01′10″W / 46.7316°N 117.0195°W / 46.7316; -117.0195) was named for Wicks during the 1969 postseason.