{{Short description|American football coach (1937–2006)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Rob Hicklin | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|8|6}} | birth_place = Nelson, Missouri, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|9|22|1937|8|6}} | death_place = Joplin, Missouri, U.S. | alma_mater = Missouri Valley | coach_years1 = 1959–1961 | coach_team1= Lexington HS (MO) (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1962–1963 | coach_team2 = Ruskin HS (MO) (assistant) | coach_years3 = 1964–1968 | coach_team3 = Belton HS (MO) | coach_years4 = 1969–1973 | coach_team4 = William Penn (DC) | coach_years5 = 1974–1985 | coach_team5 = Missouri Western | coach_years6 = 1986–1989 | coach_team6 = Southern Arkansas | overall_record = 78–79–7 (college) | bowl_record = 3–0 | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Robin Lee''' "'''Rob'''" '''Hicklin''' (August 6, 1937 – September 22, 2006) was an American football coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/092606afe.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106153253/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/092606afe.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2019|title=Robin Hicklin|publisher=CBS Sports Network|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> He served as the head football coach at Missouri Western University in Saint Joseph, Missouri from 1974 to 1985 and Southern Arkansas University from 1986 to 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kidwellgarber.com/obituaries/Robin-RobLee-Hicklin-731/#!/Obituary|title=Robin "Rob" Lee Hicklin|publisher=lodwellgarber.com|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gogriffons.com/hof.aspx?hof=30&mobile=skip|title=Rob Hicklin|publisher=Missouri Western Griffons|access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>
==Head coaching record== ===College=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Missouri Western Griffons | conf = NAIA Division II independent | startyear = 1974 | endyear = 1975 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1974 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 3–7 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1975 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 8–3–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = Mineral Water | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Missouri Western Griffons | conf = Central States Intercollegiate Conference | startyear = 1976 | endyear = 1985 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1976 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 4–5 | conference = 1–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1977 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 8–2–1 | conference = 4–2–1 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = Boot Hill | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1978 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 5–5 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1979 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 7–4 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = Moila Shrine Classic | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1980 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 5–3–2 | conference = 3–3–1 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1981 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 8–2 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1982 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 5–5 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1983 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 5–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1984 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 4–6–1 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1985 | name = Missouri Western | overall = 3–7 | conference = 2–5 | confstanding = T–7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Missouri Western | overall = 65–55–5 | confrecord = 32–34–1 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Southern Arkansas Muleriders | conf = Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference | startyear = 1986 | endyear = 1989 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1986 | name = Southern Arkansas | overall = 4–7 | conference = 2–5 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1987 | name = Southern Arkansas | overall = 5–4–1 | conference = 3–2–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1988 | name = Southern Arkansas | overall = 1–9 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1989 | name = Southern Arkansas | overall = 3–6–1 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Southern Arkansas | overall = 13–24–2 | confrecord = 7–17–1 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 78–79–7 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}
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