Jay Hilgenberg
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 21, 1959 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Iowa City[1] | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1981 | ||||||||
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Jay Walter Hilgenberg (born March 21, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1993.
He is the son of All-American University of Iowa center Jerry Hilgenberg and nephew of Minnesota Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg.[2] His brother Joel Hilgenberg played center for the New Orleans Saints, and the brothers were teammates in 1993 for the Saints.
Football career
[edit]Hilgenberg attended the University of Iowa in the late 1970s.[3] He started in the NFL's Pro Bowl seven times. He was a member of the winning team in Super Bowl XX as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears as well as their Division Champion teams from 1984 to 1988 and 1990.[4]
He has been a nominee for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[5][6][7] Hilgenberg is currently a game analyst for WBBM-AM Radio in Chicago and the Bears Radio Network.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jay Hilgenberg". The Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Boshart, Rod. "Brothers Jay Hilgenberg of the Chicago Bears and Joel..." UPI.
- ^ "Hilgenberg, Kittle together again as Hawkeyes - Iowa Official Athletic Site". Hawkeyesports.com. October 5, 2009. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor © 2009. "Jay Hilgenberg, BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor". Bearshistory.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dent, Hilgenberg Deserve Hall Passes". Bleacher Report. August 10, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Write Now Blog | Ex-Bears among Hall of Fame nominees". Blog.chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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