Roy Hilton
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Born: | Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S. | March 23, 1943
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Died: | January 6, 2019 Towson, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 75)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive end |
College | Jackson State |
AFL draft | 1965 / Round: 8 / Pick: 59 |
Drafted by | Houston Oilers[1] |
NFL draft | 1965 / Round: 15 / Pick: 210 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1965–1973 | Baltimore Colts |
1974 | New York Giants |
1975 | Atlanta Falcons |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
INT yards | 13 |
Interceptions | 1 |
INT TDs | 1 |
Fumble recoveries | 7 |
Games started | 58 |
Roy Lee Hilton (March 23, 1943 – January 6, 2019) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League from 1965 through 1975.
Early life[]
During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Jackson State University. Hilton died in 2019 at the age of 75; he had dementia in his later years.[2]
References[]
- ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ [1]
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Hazlehurst, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football defensive ends
- Jackson State Tigers football players
- Baltimore Colts players
- New York Giants players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs