Marquise Hill

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Marquise Hill
Position(s): Defensive end	Jersey #(s): 91
Born: August 7, 1982(1982-08-07) New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: May 28, 2007 (aged 24) New Orleans, Louisiana
Career Information
Year(s): 2004–2006
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 64
College: LSU
Professional Teams
New England Patriots (2004-2006)
Career Stats
Tackles	3
Solo Tackles	2
Games	13
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
1x Super Bowl champion (XXXIX) 1x NCAA football champion (2003)

Marquise Hill (August 7, 1982 – May 28, 2007) was an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

1 High school career
2 College career
3 Professional career
4 Death
5 Personal life
6 References

[edit] High school career

Hill attended De La Salle High School in New Orleans where he was named as an All-American and the best defensive lineman in the nation by many publications.^{[citation needed]} Recruited by LSU. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30th, 2000.

[edit] College career

Hill played college football as a defensive end for the LSU Tigers from 2001-2003 during their national championship season.

[edit] Professional career

He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Hill played in one game in 2004 and played in eight games in the 2005 season, making three tackles.

[edit] Death

On the evening of May 27, 2007, Hill and his friend, Ashley Blazio,^[1] fell off a jet ski in Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans. Neither of them wore personal flotation or tracking devices. According to Hill's agent, who spoke with Blazio, Hill "ended up saving her life, keeping her calm until she could grab onto a buoy."^[2] Blazio was rescued and sent to Tulane Medical Center. Coast Guard units searched the area. Hill's body was found by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries around 2:15 PM CDT on May 28.

For the 2007 NFL season, the Patriots team wore a "91" insignia (Hill's number in his tenure with New England) on the back of their helmets in his honor. Teammate Jarvis Green, who had also been Hill's teammate at LSU, wore Hill's shoulder pads for the season.^[3]

[edit] Personal life

Hill spent much of his time in the days after Hurricane Katrina helping residents rebuild their homes.^[4] He was the first New England Patriots player to die while still a member of the team.^[5]