Hickok Co history

Upon graduating from UVM in 1922, he joined Mr.

In 1925 the name of the agency was changed to Hickok & Boardman.

Hickok in 1931, I. Munn Boardman purchased the agency.

Following Stephen Rae’s unexpected death on December 20, 1945, (the day before his 65th birthday) his sons, Ray and Alan took over operation of the company.

On June 16, 1949, the new belt was presented to Jake LaMotta, who won a brutal fight against Frenchman Marcel Cerdan.

The first Hickok Belt™ was awarded to Phil Rizzuto at the Rochester Press-Radio Club charity banquet in 1950.

In 1968, I. Munn Boardman Sr. sold his business to his three sons, Munn, Jr., Bob, and Dave.

In 1971, the company built our present headquarters office at 346 Shelburne Road and then began expanding throughout the state.

When he died, Wild Bill was holding a pair of aces and eights, that series of cards became known to poker players all around the world as the “Dead Man’s Hand.” In 1979, Wild Bill Hickok was inducted as a charter member into the World Series of Poker’s Hall of Fame.

In 1994, Hickok & Boardman, Inc. was purchased by Scott Boardman, Mike Boardman, Munn Boardman, Paul Plunkett, and Carla Boardman Smalling.

On April 3, 2000, Denis, Ricker & Brown became affiliated with Hickok & Boardman and the Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group was born.

On October 16th 2011, past Hickok winners will gather with some of today’s top stars at a banquet at St John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, to celebrate past winners.