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Red Hickey

Red Hickey, American football player and coach (b. 1917)
Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey (February 14, 1917 – March 30, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1941 and the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams from 1945 to 1948. Hickey served as head coach for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers from 1959 to 1963. He devised the shotgun formation in 1960.

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  • 11Apr

    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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  • 5Jun

    State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

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  • 29Jun

    Guantanamo Bay detention camp

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