What is Dwight Hicks?
{{BLP unsourced|date=April 2013}} [[File:Dwight Hicks at Serramonte Center 9-28-08 1.JPG|thumb|Dwight Hicks]] '''Dwight Hicks''' was born April 5, 1956 in [[Mount Holly]], [[New Jersey]]. He was a professional [[United States|American]] [[American football|football]] player. He played the [[defensive back]] position for the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 1978. He also played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] from 1979 to 1985 and for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in 1986. Before that, Dwight Hicks played for the [[University of Michigan]]. He is a four-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection from 1981 to 1984. He helped the 49ers to win 2 NFL Championships in [[Super Bowl XVI]] and [[Super Bowl XIX]]. Hicks led the NFL in [[interception]]s in the 1981 season, and [[return yard]]s. He went on to be very important in the [[Super Bowl]]. After the 49ers lost a [[fumble]] on the opening [[kickoff]], the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] got the football to San Francisco 5-yard line. Hicks made an interception and stopped the Bengals from scoring. In Hicks eight NFL seasons, he had 32 interceptions, 602 interception return yards, 14 fumble recoveries, 112 fumble return yards, and 4 [[touchdown]]s. Hicks went on to become a popular [[fictional character|character]] [[actor]] in [[movie]]s such as ''[[The Rock (movie)|The Rock]]'', ''[[Jack (movie)|Jack]]'', ''[[Armageddon (movie)|Armageddon]]'', and ''[[In the Mix]]'' after his football [[career]]. He also made appearances on many [[television programme|television programs]]. Some shows that he appeared on include ''[[Nash Bridges]]'', ''[[The Pretender]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'', ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[ER]]'' and ''[[The O.C.]]'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Dwight}} [[Category:Indianapolis Colts players]] [[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]] [[Category:Toronto Argonauts players]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from New Jersey]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New Jersey]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:1956 births]] [[