Nat Hickey

Matthew "Nat" Hickey (January 30, 1902–January 1, 1979) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 5'11" guard/forward, Hickey played during the 1920s through 1940s as a member of multiple professional teams, including the Cleveland Rosenblums of the American Basketball League and the Pittsburgh Raiders, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League.

During the 1947-48 season, Hickey served 29 games as coach of the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America (the forerunner to the NBA). Hickey's team posted a 4-25 record during his tenure. On January 28, 1948, two days before his 46th birthday, Hickey decided to activate himself as a player for one game. He attempted six field goals, making none; he also received five personal fouls. He scored two points off of foul shots.^[1] As a result of that one-game appearance, Hickey still holds the record for the oldest player in NBA history at 45 years and 363 days.^[2]

See also

• List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players

Bibliography

Notes

1. ^ Sachare 1994, p. 577
2. ^ Boeck, Greg (April 2, 2007). "Mavericks make motivated Willis, 44, NBA's oldest player". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/mavericks/2007-04-02-willis_N.htm. Retrieved May 15, 2010. 

References

• Sachare, Alex (1994). The Official NBA basketball encyclopedia (1994 ed.). Villard Books. ISBN 9780679432937.  - Total pages: 842

Persondata
Name	Hickey, Nat
Alternative names	Hickey, Matthew
Short description	Basketball player and coach
Date of birth	January 30, 1902
Place of birth
Date of death	January 1, 1979
Place of death