Dennis Hickey (American football)

Dennis Hickey
Buffalo Bills
Personal information
Born:	1970
Career information
College:	Coffeyville, Tulsa
Career history
As a coach:
	Blinn Junior (1994–1995); Defensive backs coach & recruiting coordinator;
As an executive:
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2010); Director of college scouting; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011–2013); Director of player personnel; Miami Dolphins (2014–2015); General manager; Buffalo Bills (2017-present); Senior College Scout;
As an administrator:
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996–1997); Pro personnel assistant; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998–2003); College scout;

Dennis Hickey is the former general manager of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was hired on January 27, 2014^[1]^[2] and left on January 2, 2016.^[3] One of his first changes upon being hired by the Dolphins was the development of a football analytics department.^[4] Hickey is 51 years old.^[5]

Early life and early career[]

In 1990, Hickey failed to procure a football scholarship at the University of Tulsa.^[6] Hickey instead played football for Coffeyville Community College, where he led the team to a junior college football championship.^[6]

Eventually however, Hickey finally caught on with Tulsa, playing safety for the team for 3 seasons. In 1991 Tulsa finished the season 10-2.^[6]

Career[]

NFL career[]

Prior to being hired by Miami, Hickey worked in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football operations group, serving in a number of personnel roles. He worked under general managers Rich McKay, Bruce Allen and Mark Dominik and alongside head coaches Tony Dungy, Jon Gruden, Raheem Morris and Greg Schiano.

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References[]

^ Dolphins hire Dennis Hickey as GM
^ Dolphins hire Dennis Hickey as new GM
^ "Miami Dolphins part ways with GM Dennis Hickey". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey thinks outside the box
^ "Who is this guy? A brief bio of new Miami Dolphins GM Dennis..." www.palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New Miami Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey has overcome obstacles and shown staying power". My Palm Beach Post. My Palm Beach Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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[1] Dolphins hire Dennis Hickey as GM

[2] Dolphins hire Dennis Hickey as new GM

[3] "Miami Dolphins part ways with GM Dennis Hickey". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[4] Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey thinks outside the box

[5] "Who is this guy? A brief bio of new Miami Dolphins GM Dennis..." www.palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

[pbpp-6] "New Miami Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey has overcome obstacles and shown staying power". My Palm Beach Post. My Palm Beach Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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Buffalo Bills
Personal information
Born:	1970 (1970)
Career information
College:	Coffeyville, Tulsa
Career history
As a coach:
Blinn Junior (1994–1995) Defensive backs coach & recruiting coordinator
As an executive:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2010) Director of college scouting Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011–2013) Director of player personnel Miami Dolphins (2014–2015) General manager Buffalo Bills (2017-present) Senior College Scout
As an administrator:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996–1997) Pro personnel assistant Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998–2003) College scout