Education
A native of Burlington, Vermont, Killick attended the University of Vermont but had to split up his collegiate career due to his service in World World War World War II
A native of Burlington, Vermont, Killick attended the University of Vermont but had to split up his collegiate career due to his service in World World War World War II
Killick was drafted in the first round of the 1947 Bachelor of Applied Arts Draft (10th overall) by the Baltimore Bullets, although he never ended up playing in the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association. Between stints at Vermont he played one season at Dartmouth while in the United States Marine Corps. Killick was selected to the East–West All-Star Game in his senior season at Vermont before being selected by the Bullets in the Bachelor of Applied Arts Draft. Killick played semi-professional basketball for the Glen Falls Commodores in the New York State Professional League for a couple years before moving on from the sport as a player.
He is also "noted for inventing "Little Kid Basketball" in 1952.
Equipment he designed made it possible for boys as young as six years old to become proficient in the game" according to his University of Vermont Hall of Fame entry. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him to their list of the Top 50 Vermont athletes of the 20th century.
He was placed #25 on the list. In his post-basketball life, Killick worked in marketing and management of local and statewide companies in Rockledge, Florida.
He was known as a good shooter, and in his staggered career at Vermont he scored 733 points, which for the era was a very high amount.