Browsing: Morris Brown honored him with a Billy Nicks Day in 1964 and the city of Atlanta did the same in 1999.

Our HBCU icon this week is Coach Billy Nicks, a Morris Brown College graduate who returned to his alma mater commencing a legendary career which lasted several decades from 1930-1965. Researching icons like Coach Nicks was eye opening for Coach Redmond and me since we were both nearing early college years or just graduating from high school when he ended his illustrious career.