Red Hickey coached in the NFL from 1949 to 1965, spanning 17 seasons with 3 organizations. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. His roles included Wide Receivers, Running Backs, Coaching Assistant, and Offensive Assistant. He worked under Clark Shaughnessy, Frankie Albert, and Hamp Pool. 2 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1965	Dallas Cowboys	Wide Receivers under Tom Landry
1964	Dallas Cowboys	Wide Receivers under Tom Landry
1963	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1962	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1961	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1960	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1959	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1958	San Francisco 49ers	Running Backs, Wide Receivers under Frankie Albert
1957	San Francisco 49ers	Coaching Assistant under Frankie Albert
1956	San Francisco 49ers	Coaching Assistant under Frankie Albert
1955	San Francisco 49ers	Coaching Assistant under Red Strader
1954	Los Angeles Rams	Offensive Assistant under Hamp Pool
1953	Los Angeles Rams	Wide Receivers under Hamp Pool
1952	Los Angeles Rams	Wide Receivers under Joe Stydahar
1951	Los Angeles Rams	Wide Receivers under Joe Stydahar
1950	Los Angeles Rams	Wide Receivers under Joe Stydahar
1949	Los Angeles Rams	Wide Receivers under Clark Shaughnessy

Worked Under (6)

Coach	Team	Years
Clark Shaughnessy	Los Angeles Rams	1
Frankie Albert	San Francisco 49ers	3
Hamp Pool	Los Angeles Rams	2
Joe Stydahar	Los Angeles Rams	3
Red Strader	San Francisco 49ers	1
Tom Landry	Dallas Cowboys	2

Protégés (2)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Jack Christiansen	San Francisco 49ers	1964
Bill Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals	1976