Hiram Eugene
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Hiram Eugene
| image = Hiram Eugene at Falcons at Raiders 11-2-08.JPG
| caption = Eugene with the Oakland Raiders in 2008
| number = 31
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|24}}
| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 200
| high_school = Jeanerette (LA)
| college = Louisiana Tech
| undraftedyear = 2005
| pastteams =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
- →Berlin Thunder ({{NFLE Year|2006}}){{cite book |title=Raiders, 2007 Media Guide |page=66 |url=https://www.retroseasons.com/library/las-vegas-raiders-media-guide/2007-01-01/ |access-date=5 November 2024}}
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 153
| statlabel2 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue2 = 2
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 6
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = EugeHi99
}}
Hiram Eugene (born November 24, 1980) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and played for the team for six seasons. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.
College career
Eugene attended Louisiana Tech University for two years and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he recorded 29 tackles and a sack.
Professional career
Eugene went undrafted and signed with the Oakland Raiders practice squad in 2005. In 2007, Eugene was named the starter at safety after Stuart Schweigert played ahead.
In 2008, after Michael Huff was benched for poor tackling, Eugene was named the starter.
On March 9, 2011, Eugene signed a four-year contract keeping him with the Raiders.{{cite news|work=NBCSports.com|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/09/kyle-boller-re-signs-in-oakland-raiders-lock-up-hiram-eugene-daniel-loper-too/|title=Kyle Boller re-signs in Oakland; Raiders lock up Hiram Eugene, Daniel Loper too|first=Gregg|last=Rosenthal|date=March 9, 2011}} He dislocated his hip in a pre-season game against the Arizona Cardinals and was required to get surgery.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/30575/chaz-schilens-out-at-least-a-week|title=Chaz Schilens out at least a week|date=August 14, 2011|first=Bill|last=Williamson}}{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/30664/afc-west-notes-24|title=AFC West notes|date=August 16, 2011|first=Bill|last=Williamson}} As a result, he was then placed on injured reserve and missed the entire 2011 season
With another three years on his contract, the Raiders released Eugene on March 9, 2012.{{cite news|work=NBCSports.com|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/10/raiders-save-another-2-25-million-by-cutting-hiram-eugene/|title=Raiders save another $2.25 million by cutting Hiram Eugene|first=Mike|last=Florio|date=March 10, 2012}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2007 | OAK
| 16 || 5 || 31 || 22 || 9 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | OAK
| 16 || 10 || 57 || 46 || 11 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | OAK
| 14 || 4 || 43 || 38 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | OAK
| 14 || 0 || 22 || 21 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 60 | 19 | 153 | 127 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.raiders.com/history/all-time-roster/bios-e/hiram-eugene Oakland Raiders bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Lafayette, Louisiana
Category:American football safeties