Tony Hill (defensive end)

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Not to be confused with Tony Hill (wide receiver).
Tony Hill
No. 90
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Birth name: Antonio LaVosia Hill
Date of birth: (1968-10-23) October 23, 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth: Augusta, Georgia
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Career information
High school: Warrenton County (GA)
College: Tenn-Chattanooga
NFL draft: 1991 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Antonio LaVosia Hill (born October 23, 1968) is a former American football defensive end who played two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Early years

Hill attended Warrenton County High School in Warrenton, Georgia, before moving on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a senior he received All-Conference and Division I-AA All-American honors.[1][2] He finished with 13 career sacks, which at the time ranked first in school history.[3]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Hill was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.[4] He played in the wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears, where he recovered a Jim Harbaugh fumble that contributed to a 17-13 win.[5]

On September 2, 1992, he was placed on the injured reserve list,[6] before being activated on September 28 and becoming a member of the Super Bowl XXVII winning team.[7] He was waived injured on August 29, 1993.[8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In 1994, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[9] He was released on August 23.[10]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

In 1994, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.[11]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19901124&id=BdIoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fwYGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3309,5772607
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19901205&id=zLYrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5970,1967966
  3. ↑ http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=1524277
  4. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19910827&id=3WtIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WFYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4161,5570436
  5. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-12-30/sports/9104270089_1_cowboys-10-yard-line-defensive-end-richard-dent-playoff-future
  6. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/03/sports/transactions-485192.html
  7. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/29/sports/transactions-164192.html
  8. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19930830&id=XychAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kHsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503,7568651
  9. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19940817&id=fcJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850,4830615
  10. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/24/sports/transactions-048208.html
  11. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-07-22/sports/1995203062_1_blue-bombers-baltimore-stallions-winnipeg/2
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