Meet Loyola University New Orleans competitive cheer and dance coach Rickey Hill. Check back each week to learn about a different SSAC coach.
Name: Rickey Hill
Hometown: Mount Holly, NC
Sport Coaching: Competitive Cheer & Dance
School: Loyola University New Orleans
Alma Mater: Methodist University
One word my players would use to describe me: Dedicated
If you weren't a coach, what would you be? Teacher
Coaching philosophy: Hard work and dedications equals success
Most rewarding moment as a coach: Winning the 1996 NCA College Nationals Division 1 Championships and placing 2nd behind the University Of Louisville
How did you get started in your sport: I was the first male cheerleader at my high school in 1983 (East Gaston High School - Mount Holly, NC)
Must-have quality of your athletes: Drive
Who is someone that has inspired you? My college coach Gwen Holtsclaw
If you could change one rule about your sport, what would it be? I wouldn't change anything
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy? Pay off student loans
Ideal way to spend a weekend in the offseason: Spending time with my friends and my dogs
What is something on your bucket list? To live life with fewer regrets
Any superstitions: None
Hobby that most people don't know you have: I enjoying going on cruises
What historical figure would you want to meet? Martin Luther King Jr.
What would your last meal be? Steak, Shrimp, fries, and cheesecake or banana pudding
Food you hate that everyone else likes: Crab Legs
Biggest fear: Being forgotten when I pass away
Favorite movie: Color Purple
Favorite TV show: Living Single
Favorite actor/actress: Whoopi Goldberg
Prized possession: My family