Luke Fickell is an American personality who is a football coach and former player. He began his career with Ohio State University first as a player and then as an assistant coach. He was hired as interim head coach at OSU for the entire one season of the year 2011. Later, he accepted the position of head coach with the University of Cincinnati in 2016.
Early Life
Luke was born on 18th August 1973. As of 2021, Luke is 48 years old. He ranks in the list of highly paid coaches. He ranks at number 45 and is slightly ahead of five counterparts including Louisville’s Scott Satterfield at number 48, West Virginia University’s Neal Brown at number 52, Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly at number 60, and Miami University’s Chuck Martin at number 114. Luke went to Ohio State to complete his graduation. He received his degree in 1997.
Luke Fickell Career
Playing Career
Luke began his career with St. Francis DeSales High School. After redshirting for the Buckeyes in 1992, Fickell stood out as a defensive player, making a school record of 50 consecutive starts at the nose guard position from 1993 to 1996. While being a freshman, he lined up with Dan Wilkinson. In the year 1997, he got caught by the torn pectoral muscle and despite having it, he started his 1997 Rose Bowl. His team made the two victories over Arizona State. After completing his graduation from Ohio State in 1997, Fickell made a contract with the New Orleans Saints and got selected as an undrafted free agent for the NFL. After getting affected by tearing the ACL in his knees, he had to spend his remaining time on the injury reserved list. He was later released by the team.
Coaching Career
After spending a brief time in the NFL and at Ohio State as a graduate assistant in 1999, he was appointed as defensive coach by the University of Akron in 2000. Luke spent at least two seasons with Zips and returned to Ohio State in 2002. He was appointed as the special team coordinator under second-year head coach Jim Tressel. They both helped the team and guided the team to win the 2002 BCS National Championship. Later in 2004, Luke Fickell took back his linebackers coach position while adding the responsibilities of the designation of co-defensive coordination in 2005.
Cincinnati
Luke Fickell joined the University of Cincinnati on 10th December 2016 and became the 39th head coach. In his first season, he led his team Bearcats to the record of 4-8. In 2020, Luke led his team Cincinnati Bearcats to attain the record of 9-1. It was Cincinnati’s second perfect regular season that led the team to win the AAC Championship Game of the year 2020 against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
While playing for the 2021 Peach Bowl and standing against #9 Georgia Bulldogs Cincinnati got selected for its place in the competition. Both the teams went down because of the key players due to opt-outs, injury, and illness including the two All-Americans named Ahmad Gardner and James Wiggins from the side of Cincinnati. After maintaining a score of 21-10 and entering the fourth quarter, Cincinnati fell because Georgia then made a 53-yard field goal with 7 seconds left in the game. By the final round, the overall score became 24-21. At the end of the game, Luke was honored with the title of ACC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
Luke Fickell Biography |
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| Real Name | Luke Joseph Fickell |
| Birth Date | 18 August 1973 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 48 Years |
| Birth Place | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Football Coach |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Leo |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6’ 1” – in Centimeters – 185 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 85 kg – in Pounds – 187 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 12 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | Pat Fickell |
| Mother | Sharon Fickell |
| Sister | Leah Fickell |
| Brother | Mike Fickell |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | St. Francis DeSales High School |
| College | The Ohio State University, Ohio State Buckeyes football |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Amy Fickell |
| Children | Landon Fickell, Laykon Fickell, Luca Fickell, Aydon Fickell, Lucian Fickell, Ashton Fickell |
Personal life
Luke Fickell is happily married to his loving and gorgeous wife named Amy Goecke Fickell. They both share at least 20 years of togetherness. The couple is blessed with two sets of twins. They share six children out of which 5 are boys and one is a girl. Amy Fickell is also an American personality who possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from the Ohio State University.
Luke Fickell Net Worth
Luke Fickell is an American football coach and a former player. Luke’s estimated net worth is nearly $3.4 million. He has attracted good fortune because of his coaching career.
Trivia
- Luke was honored with All-Ohio defensive tackle two times and a three-time state champion in wrestling while starting his career with St. Francis DeSales High School.
- In 2010, Luke was honored with the title of Assistant Coach of the Year by AFCA.
- He joined the list of Buckeyes coaches and was recognized by the association that included Jim Tressel, Carroll Widdoes, Earle Bruce, and Woody Hayes.
- On 10th December 2016, Luke was honored with the position of 39th head coach at the University of Cincinnati taking over the position of resigned member Tommy Tuberville.
