• Artis Hicks is a National Football League guard currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings. Hicks was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002. In 2006, he was traded to the Vikings where he started 14 games in his first season with the team and 4 during the 2007 campaign.

• 1. Born: November 28, 1978
  2. Birthplace: Jackson, Tennessee
  3. Height: 6'4"
  4. Weight: 335 lbs
  5. Position: Guard
  6. High School: Jackson Central-Merry High School
  7. College: University of Memphis
  8. Major: Business
  9. Picked-up as an undrafted free agent in 2002
  10. Earned all-Conference USA as a junior and senior in college
  11. Appeared in a [[Campbell’s Soup|Campbell’s Chunky Soup]] commercial in 2004 with, then, teammate Donovan McNabb
  12. Daughter, Rhian Hicks, was diagnosed with leukemia, but has made a full recovery
  13. Played for current Vikings coach Brad Childress while in Philadelphia
  14. Started in Super Bowl XXXIX with the Eagles
  15. 2006: Traded to the Minnesota Vikings

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