Alan Hickinbotham

Alan David Hickinbotham AM (9 December 1925 – 25 May 2010) was an Australian businessman and Australian rules football player and coach.

Biography Hickinbotham was born on 9 December 1925 in Geelong, Victoria. During 1944 and 1945 he served in the Royal Australian Air Force as a gunner.

In 1948 he graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education. From 1949 to 1951 he taught science and mathematics at Geelong Grammar.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "services to housing and urban development" in 1998. A scholarship at St Columba College in Adelaide is named in honour. He later captain-coached South Adelaide Football Club in 1954 and was club President between 1965 and 1982. He retained ties with the club until his death.

Hickinbotham was captain-coach of Irymple Football Club in the Sunraysia Football League in 1952 (runners up) and 1953 (3rd), before returning to Adelaide.

In 2005 South Adelaide renamed their home ground Hickinbotham Oval, (formerly Noarlunga Oval), in his honour. He played four representative games for South Australia.