High School: Two-sport athlete at Parish Episcopal High School in Dallas ... lettered three times in football and twice in lacrosse ... served as team captain in both sports ... played both ways as defensive end and offensive tackle ... two-time all-district selection on both offense and defense ... earned team's Defenseman of the Year award in lacrosse.
Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1992 ... given name is Rob D. Bickel ... parents' names are Bradley and Valerie Bickel ... brother, Mark, is a staff sergeant in U.S. Army ... currently serving with 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C. ... was deployed in July 2010 for his third tour in Middle East ... brother, Andrew, earned football scholarship at Wyoming ... major is undeclared.
