Patton was just 9-years-old when his father Raymond Hicks, an undercover detective in Los Angeles, was shot and killed in the line of duty. His mother, Barbara Patton, a former National Women's Football League player with the Los Angeles Dandelions, taught Patton about football.
Patton was just 9-years-old when his father, Raymond Hicks, a law enforcement officer in Los Angeles, lost his life in the line of duty. His mother, Barbara Patton, a former athlete who played for the National Women's Football League's Los Angeles Dandelions, educated him about football.