St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2014 - Football / Wrestling
Stallion Football Profile:
Career Notes
Three-year letterwinner
1991 (Senior)
1991 Division-III Ohio Lineman of the Year
1991 Division-III First Team All-Central District and All-Ohio (Defensive Lineman)
1991 Dispatch-Agonis Lineman of the Year
1991 recipient of the Shamrock Club of Columbus' Knute Rockne Award, which is presented to an outstanding student athlete of the Franklin County area
All-CCL
75 tackles, 10 sacks
1990 (Junior)
1990 Division-II First-Team All-Ohio
1990 Division-II First Team All-Central District
1990 AP Division-II Special Mention All-Ohio
All-OCL
Stallion Wrestling Profile:
Career Notes
Four-year letterwinner
Pat Galbincea of the Cleveland Plain Dealer (on Fickell) - "He is the best heavyweight high school wrestling champion Ohio has ever produced. Period."
1992 (Senior)
1992 OHSAA Division-II Heavyweight State Champion, finishing 39-0
Division-II Heavyweight Central District Champion
All-CCL
1991 (Junior)
1991 OHSAA Division-II Heavyweight State Champion, finishing 31-0 with 29 pins
In the 1991 OHSAA State Tournament, he won 4 of 5 matches by pin, all less than 1:35
Division-II Heavyweight Central District Champion
All-Ohio Catholic League
1990 (Sophomore)
1990 OHSAA Division-II 189 Pound State Champion, finishing 36-0
Division-II 189 Pound Central District Champion
All-Ohio Catholic League
Ohio State Profile:
School-record 50 consecutive starts at nose guard
Four-year starter (1993 - 1996)
212 career tackles
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (1993, 1995)
2011 Interim Head Football Coach
former Linebackers Coach / Co -Defensive Coordinator