Bryan Hickman
{{Short description|American football player (1981–2012)}}
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|number=18
|position=Linebacker
|birth_date={{Birth date|1981|1|18}}
|birth_place=Mesquite, Texas
|death_date={{Death date and age|2012|1|3|1981|1|18|mf=yes}}
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|height_ft=6
|height_in=2
|weight_lbs=220
|college=Kansas State
|undraftedyear=2004
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|highlights= Second-team All-Big 12 (2003)
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Bryan Hickman (January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2012) was an American football linebacker. He played collegiately at Kansas State and had a brief professional career before suffering a career ending knee injury.
High school
Hickman attended North Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas and was teammates with another Kansas State linebacker, Josh Buhl.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/bryan-hickman-74768/|title=Bryan Hickman|website=247sports.com|access-date=August 24, 2021}}
College career
At Kansas State, Hickman teamed up with fellow Texas high school linebackers, Terry Pierce and Josh Buhl 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 Fiesta Bowl and second team All-Big 12. Hickman totaled four interceptions.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bryan-hickman-1.html|title=Bryan Hickman|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=August 24, 2021}} He graduated with a degree in business.
Professional career
Bryan was with the NFL's Cleveland Browns when a knee injury ended his career.