Peck Hickman

Teams coached: Louisville Cardinals
Louisville record: 443-183 (.708)
Overall record: 443-183 (.708)

1944-1967

Bernard L. Hickman
Born October 5, 1911
Died February 20, 2000
Hometown: Central City, Kentucky
Alma Mater: Western Kentucky University (BA, 1935) / University of Kentucky (MA, 1944)
After graduating from Central City HS (KY), Hickman played for head coach E.A. Diddle at Western Kentucky
Started his coaching career at the high school level, coaching at Hodgenville HS (KY) and Valley HS (KY)
Hired in 1944 to be the head coach at Louisville, then a member of the KIAC in what is now the NAIA
- Coached the Cardinals for 23 seasons, finishing above .500 each year
- Won the 1948 NAIB (now NAIA) title before becoming an NCAA Independent program the following year
- Went to five NCAA Tournaments (including a trip to the 1959 Final Four) and six NITs (won it in 1956)
- Also served as the athletic director at Louisville from 1944-1973 (six years after he stopped coaching)
  - Hired Denny Crum, who would win two NCAA titles at Louisville, away from UCLA in 1971
Inducted into the Helms Foundation HOF in 1967 and the Louisville Athletics HOF in 1978
Survived by two daughters (with late wife, Alene), four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren