Kenneth Dwone Hicks is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 in the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

 as an undrafted free agent in 2003 and was also a member of the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Middle Tennessee State

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

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. Hicks is currently an assistant football coach at Dublin High School in Georgia.

Early years

Hicks attended Lee High School

Lee High School (Huntsville, Alabama)

Lee High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from Huntsville, in Madison County, Alabama in the United States, as a part of Huntsville City Schools.-History:...

 in Huntsville, where he was named the Alabama Class 6A State Player of the Year, after rushing for 2,226 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Hicks also played a short time in 1996 at Washingtonville High School in Washingtonville, NY, where he holds the schools single game rushing record (27 carries for 391 yards).

College career

Hicks attended Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....

 and was a three-year starter

Starting lineup

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. As a junior, he was a first team All-Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...

selection after rushing for a conference leading 1,143 yards and a school-single season record and a conference leading 20 touchdowns.

External links

• Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders bio