# Les Hick

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Sgt. **Leslie David Hick** (23 April 1927 – 17 December 1970) was an English professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as an [outside right](/source/Outside_forward).

## Career

Born in [Acomb, Yorkshire](/source/Acomb,_North_Yorkshire), Hick signed for [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.) in July 1948 after playing amateur football for the Army,[1] leaving the club in July 1950.[3] During his time with Bradford City he made one appearance in the Football League.[4]

## Death

Hick was later a sergeant in the British [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force). He was killed in December 1970 in a parachuting accident in [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire). An expert testified at the inquiry into his death that the parachute failed to deploy because of a defect, which led to a rubbing friction that disastrously caused the reserve parachute to fail.[2]

## Sources

- Frost, Terry (1988). *Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988*. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

## References

1. ["Defect in Parachutes Led to Death"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19710607/411/0014). *[Liverpool Echo](/source/Liverpool_Echo)*. 7 June 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

1. Frost, p. 399

1. Frost, p. 383

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