John Hilton (football player)
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| John Hilton | |
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| Date of birth: | March 12, 1942 |
| Place of birth: |  Albany, New York |
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| Position(s): | Tight End |
| College: | Richmond |
| NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 6 / Pick 76 |
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| 1965-1969 1970 1971 1972-1973 |
Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
John Hilton (born March 12, 1942 in Albany, New York) is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the NFL.
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[edit] Prep School and College
He played college football for the University of Richmond. He prepared for college by attending Fork Union Military Academy as a postgraduate in the 1959-1960 academic year where he played football and basketball.
[edit] NFL Career
He was drafted in the 6th Round (76th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He then played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and returned to the Detroit Lions to finish out his playing career. Hilton then moved into coaching.
[edit] Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
In 2008, John Hilton was announced as an inductee to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, joining fellow alumni from Fork Union, Sonny Randle and Rosie Thomas.
[edit] Trivia
In an interesting bit of trivia, John Hilton caught the last touchdown pass of quarterback Bart Starr's career in 1970, making Hilton one of the great quarterbacks last tight end targets.
One of Starr's earliest tight end targets was another Fork Union Military Academy alumnus, Steve Meilinger, catching Starr's passes in 1958, the quarterback's third year in the league.
Hilton also caught Starr's first touchdown pass on Monday Night Football in the fourth Monday Night game to be broadcast.
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