Hal Garner

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Hal Garner

| number = 99

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|01|18}}

| birth_place = New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 228

| high_school = Logan (Logan, Utah)

| college = Utah State

| draftyear = 1985

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 63

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1985|1988}}, {{NFL Year|1990|1991}})

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 1.5

| pfr = GarnHa20

}}

Hal E. Garner Jr. (born January 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah State Aggies before being selected by the Bills in the third round (63rd overall) of the 1985 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Garner played for the Buffalo from 1985 to 1988 and 1990 to 1991.

In high school, Garner played on the 1978 State Champion team for Logan High School in Logan, Utah.

In 1992, Hal Garner left pro-football following a variety of injuries and an addiction to pain medication.{{Cite web|title = From glory to agony: Hal Garner's football career ended with pain and addiction|url = https://www.deseret.com/2007/10/28/20049900/from-glory-to-agony-hal-garner-s-football-career-ended-with-pain-and-addiction/|website = DeseretNews.com|access-date = February 16, 2016|first = Dennis|last = Romboy}}