Position: Tackle
School: Ohio State
High School: Cleveland, OH (John Hay HS)
Years: 1970, 1972-1973
Inducted: 2001
Place of Birth: Cleveland, OH
Date of Birth: 3/21/1951
Jersey Number: 74
Height: 6-2
Weight: 258

John Hicks was a 3-year starter, a 2-time All America at tackle for Ohio State. In his time Ohio State had a 28-3-1 record and won the Big 10 Championship three times. He played in 1970, missed 1971 with an injury, came back to make All-America in 1972. In 1973, he won the Outland Award as the nation's best interior lineman, won the Lombardi Award as the nation's best lineman, was unanimous All-America, and finished second in the Heisman Trophy vote. He played pro football with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.