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Howard Wayne Red Hickey (February 14 1917 — March 30 2006) was an American football player and coach who played for two teams and served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers where he was most famous for creating the shotgun formation in 1960.A native of Clarksville Arkansas he attended the University of Arkansas competing as a member of the football and basketball teams where he won All-Conference accolades in both sports.