Tag Archives: Herman Hickman
George Trevor
George Trevor (Sportswriter. Born, Cooperstown, NY, July 31, 1892; died, Port Chester, NY, Nov. 17, 1951.) Of all the college football writers of his era, George S. Trevor was easily the most renowned. Trevor graduated Yale in 1915, taught military strategy at the Army War College (1917-18), wrote advertising copy, and joined the Brooklyn Eagle […]
Herman Hickman
Herman Hickman (Football. Born, Johnson City, TN, Oct. 1, 1910; died, Washington, DC, Apr. 25, 1958.) As a hefty and skillful blocking guard, Herman Michael Hickman, Jr., was an unlikely Shakespearean scholar. Yet Hickman, a natural raconteur, often regaled writers and fellow coaches with apt quotes from the Bard of Avon, particularly during his tenure […]
Jordan Olivar
Jordan Olivar (College football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 30, 1915; died, Inglewood, CA, Oct. 17, 1990.) A Villanova player who started his head coaching career there, Jordan Olivar earned his renown at Yale. Olivar graduated from Villanova in 1938 and became head coach of the Wildcats in 1943. In six seasons (1943-48), he was 33-20 […]
