Tom Hicks was a one-year standout for the Vikings in 1975. Hicks had an impressive .381 batting average, totaling 56 hits out of 147 at bats on his way to being named LBCC team MVP as well as All-Metropolitan Conference at catcher. Hicks went on to play at USC for three seasons (1976-78) and was a member of the 1978 National Championship squad. Hicks began a long coaching career the following season as an assistant coach at USC in 1979. He would go on to serve as head coach at Azusa Pacific University (1981-83) and El Camino College (1984-89). Hicks was also an assistant coach for the USA Baseball national team in 1982 and served as a member of its Board of Directors from 1983-2001. He also founded the Tom Hicks Baseball Camp in 1989.