Lemanski Hall

No. 51, 53, 55

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

24 November 1970

Place of birth:

Valley, Alabama

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

234 lb (106 kg)

Career information

High school:

Valley (AL)

College:

Alabama

NFL Draft:

1994 / Round: 7 / Pick: 220

Career history

Houston/Tennessee Oilers (1994–1997)
Chicago Bears (1998)
Dallas Cowboys (1999)
Minnesota Vikings (2000–2002)

Career highlights and awards

All-SEC (1992, 1993)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Lemanski Hall (born November 24, 1970) is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the University of Alabama.

Early years

Hall attended Valley High School where he played quarterback, running back, linebacker and defensive back. He was a teammate of John Copeland, Josh Evans and Marcus Pollard. As a senior, he rushed for 1,110 yards, 20 touchdowns and also had 20 interceptions, receiving All-State honors at the end of the year.

He played for the University of Alabama from 1990–1993. As a freshman, he registered 16 special teams tackles. The next year, he was converted from strong safety to outside linebacker. He would eventually become a two-year starter, an All-Southeastern Conference selection and a part of the 1992 National Championship team.^[1]

Professional career

Houston Oilers

Hall was selected by the Houston Oilers in the seventh round (220th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft. He was a core special teams player, with his only 2 starts coming in the 1997 season.

On September 1, 1998, he was traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for seventh round selection (#213-Mike Green).^[2]

Chicago Bears

He played the 1998 season with the Chicago Bears mainly on special teams, registering 18 special teams tackles (second on the team).^[3] He was released on September 5, 1999.^[4]

Dallas Cowboys

On October 27, 1999, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. Despite not joining the team until the eighth week of the season, he finished with 14 special teams tackles.

Minnesota Vikings

On February 23, 2000, the Minnesota Vikings signed him as a free agent and was named the starter at strongside linebacker.^[5] After a fracture of the medial orbital wall behind his right eye during training camp, he was waived/injured on September 1, 2002, and later re-signed on September 11.

Personal life

Hall is currently a member of the Clemson University coaching staff.

References

1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
Jay Barker John Copeland Eric Curry Lemanski Hall Dameian Jeffries Antonio Langham Derrick Lassic Kevin Lee Antonio London Jeremy Nunley Derrick Oden David Palmer Andre Royal Sam Shade Dabo Swinney George Teague Sherman Williams Prince Wimbley Head coach Gene Stallings Assistant coaches Mike DuBose Ellis Johnson Larry Kirksey Mal Moore Bill Oliver Danny Pearman

Houston Oilers 1994 NFL Draft selections
Henry Ford Jeremy Nunley Malcolm Floyd Mike Davis Sean Jackson Roderick Lewis Jim Reid Lee Gissendaner Barron Wortham Lemanski Hall
Draft years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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