Hickory, NC

Hickory is located in central North Carolina, on the Catawba River, 25 miles northwest of Charlotte, NC.

Teams that have played here

• Hickory Rebels, Tar Heel League (1939-1940, 1953-1954)
• Hickory Rebels, North Carolina State League (1942, 1945-1951)
• Hickory Rebels, Western Carolina League (1952, 1960)
• Hickory Crawdads, South Atlantic League (1993-2019, 2022- )
• Hickory Crawdads, High-A East (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Jeff Barkley, pitcher
• Grant Brittain, minor league infielder
• Madison Bumgarner, pitcher
• Paul Burris, catcher
• Charlie Frye, pitcher
• Drew Hasler, minor league coach
• Bill Krueger, minor league infielder
• Dick Marlowe, pitcher
• Chris Mobley, minor league pitcher
• George Murphy, politician
• Zach Brzykcy, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Charlie Frye, pitcher
• Hubert Glenn, pitcher
• Randy Heflin, pitcher
• Wade Lefler, outfielder
• Pud Miller, minor league outfielder
• George Murphy, politician
• Jim Poole, infielder
• Ken Rudisill, minor league outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Catawba Valley Community College
• Hickory High School
• Lenoir-Rhyne University