Ex-Coach Dies

Jim Hickey, a former football coach at North Carolina and athletic director at Connecticut, died at his home in Pinehurst, N.C. He was 77.

Hickey became coach at North Carolina in 1959 after Jim Tatum died of Rocky Mountain spotted fever just weeks before the season began. Hickey coached in Chapel Hill for eight years, leading the 1963 team to a victory over Air Force in the Gator Bowl.

After a 2-8 record in 1966, Hickey resigned with a year left on his contract. He was 36-45 at North Carolina.