1. Reginald Joseph Hickey was an Australian rules footballer who was a player, the captain, the captain-coach, and the non-playing coach for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1928 and 1940, and between 1949 and 1959.
The son of Martin Hickey, and Margaret Teresa Hickey, nee Meaney, Reginald Joseph Hickey was born in Collingwood on 27 March 1906.
Reg Hickey married Doreen Stella Markin on 26 October 1938.
Reg Hickey was the nephew of Fitzroy footballer Pat Hickey, and Fitzroy footballer and Fitzroy administrator Con Hickey.
Reg Hickey is the grandfather of former Port Adelaide coach and captain Matthew Primus, and AFL Women's player Melissa Hickey is the granddaughter of his cousin.
Reg Hickey was in the same class as the inaugural Brownlow Medal winner, Edward "Carji" Greeves at the Struan Dam State School, near to Cressy and Lismore in Western Victoria.
Reg Hickey was a hard coach, who helping build Geelong into a powerhouse during the early 1950s.
Reg Hickey coached Geelong in 304 matches, including 91 matches as playing coach.
Reg Hickey was named captain-coach in 1932, but relinquished the coaching position to Arthur Coghlan the following season, although he remained captain of the team.
In 1936, Reg Hickey resumed his role as captain-coach, and continued, as such, until his retirement in 1940.
Reg Hickey's strategy worked, and Geelong comfortably won the match, kicking 6.6 to Collingwood's 1.4 in the last quarter.
Reg Hickey came third to Fitzroy's Haydn Bunton in the 1931 Brownlow Medal, and second to Fitzroy's Denis Ryan in the 1936 Brownlow Medal.
Reg Hickey was appointed coach for the third time in 1949, with immediate success.
Reg Hickey had a policy of fast, direct play, relentlessly drilling his players to ensure they made every possession count.
Reg Hickey died at Geelong on 13 December 1973 and is buried in Geelong Western Cemetery, Minerva Rd, Herne Hill.