During the 1978 NFL season, Hicks suffered a knee injury in Week 10 in a contest against the Seattle Seahawks.
He was diagnosed with torn knee ligaments and underwent surgery that evening after the game.
[1][2] Hicks played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
[3] Hicks was an all-state linebacker at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, IL (Class of 1971).
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