Archive - July 8, 2023

A note from George Brose (Tanzania 1965-67)   “Tim Hickey passed away.  He was a Tanzania Peace Corps (1965-67). A very respected track and field coach and taught 30 years in Philadelphia public schools. Probably responsible for over 40 inner city girls getting college scholarships. Tim was also director of the high school division of the Penn Relays for many years.”     By Napoleon F. Kingcade For more than three decades, Tim Hickey was a nationally known figure in the world of track and field. He took the William Penn High girls track program and built them into a national powerhouse. Hickey died June 24 at the age of 80. Born and raised in Indiana, Hickey participated in track programs at Parker High School and Ball State University. After he graduated from college, he spent three years in the Peace Corps in South Africa, where he coached the Tanzanian . . .