Bryan Hickman (January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2012) was an

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. He played collegiately at

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and had a brief professional career before suffering a career ending knee injury.

High school

Hickman attended North Mesquite High School in

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and was teammates with another Kansas State linebacker,

Josh Buhl Josh Buhl (born May 4, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He played collegiately at Kansas State and had a brief professional career. High school Buhl attended North Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas and was a high school t ...

College career

At Kansas State, Hickman teamed up with fellow Texas high school linebackers, Terry Pierce and

to make a formidable linebacking crew for the Wildcats. In a home game against Iowa State in 2002, he recorded double-digit tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and a forced fumble. Hickman finished his career at Kansas State as part of the conference championship team beating #1 Oklahoma and a berth in the

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and second team All-Big 12. Hickman totaled four interceptions. He graduated with a degree in business.

Professional career

Bryan was with the NFL's

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when a knee injury ended his career.

Death

He died via suicide in January 2012.

References

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