Tony Hill (defensive end)
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1968)}}
{{Distinguish|Tony Hill (wide receiver)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tony Hill
| number = 90, 94
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|23}}
| birth_place = Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 250
| high_school = Warrenton (GA) Warren Co.
| college = Tennessee–Chattanooga
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 108
| pastteams =
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1991|1992}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1994}})*
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1994|1996}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXVII)
- Division I-AA All-American (1990)
- All-SoCon (1990)
- Second-team All-SoCon (1989)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 13
| pfr = H/HillTo20
}}
Antonio LaVosia Hill (born October 23, 1968) is an American former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. With the Cowboys, he won Super Bowl XXVII over the Buffalo Bills.
Early life
Hill attended Warren County High School in Warrenton, Georgia. He played in the Florida-Georgia and the North-South All-star football games.
He was also named second-team All-state in basketball.
In track and field he placed third in the discus throw in the state finals. As a senior, he won the state shot put title and placed fourth in the high jump.
College career
Hill accepted a football scholarship from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a freshman, he only played in 5 games because of a stress fracture in his right foot.
As a sophomore, he started eight of the nine contests he played, missing the final 2 because of a right dislocated shoulder. In the 33–10 win against East Tennessee State University, he made a career-high 11 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 quarterback pressures, 3 tackles for loss and forced one of the school-record 7 interceptions.
As a junior, he started every game and led the team in sacks despite a deep thigh bruise that kept him out of practices. Against the Citadel College, he had 11 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and 2 forced fumbles.
As a senior, although he was limited with an injured left shoulder late in the season, he received All-Conference and Division I-AA All-American honors.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19901124&id=BdIoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fwYGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3309,5772607 | title=Ten Furman players on all-conference team | accessdate=February 19, 2017}}{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19901205&id=zLYrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5970,1967966 | title=All-America teams | accessdate=February 19, 2017}} He finished his college career with 187 tackles, 13 sacks (school record), 30 tackles for loss, 7 passes defensed and 6 blocked kicks.{{cite web| url=http://www.gomocs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2412 | title=Josh Beard bio | accessdate=February 19, 2017}}
Professional career
=Dallas Cowboys=
Hill was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19910827&id=3WtIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WFYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4161,5570436 | title='Pokes cut two quarterbacks | accessdate=February 19, 2017}} He led the team in tackles and sacks and tied for the team lead in tackles for loss during the preseason. In the season opener against the Cleveland Browns he re-aggravated a left shoulder injury from his previous season in college and was placed on the injured reserve list on September 14. He was activated for the eleventh game of the season against the Houston Oilers. He played in the wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears, where he defended a pass and recovered a Jim Harbaugh fumble that contributed to a 17–13 win.{{cite web| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/12/30/bears-doa-and-o-u-t/ | title=Bears Doa And O-u-t | access-date=February 19, 2017}}
On September 2, 1992, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a right hamstring injury.{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/03/sports/transactions-485192.html | title=Transactions | accessdate=February 19, 2017}} He was activated on September 28, but suffered a strained right hamstring in the ninth game against the Philadelphia Eagles and missed the remainder of the regular season. He was activated for the playoffs, becoming a member of the Super Bowl XXVII winning team.{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/29/sports/transactions-164192.html | title=Transactions | accessdate=February 19, 2017}} He was waived injured on August 29, 1993.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19930830&id=XychAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kHsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503,7568651 | title='Boys planning without Smith | accessdate=February 19, 2017}}
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=
In 1994, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19940817&id=fcJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850,4830615 | title=Rain doesn't push Bucs inside | accessdate=February 19, 2017}} He was released on August 23.{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/24/sports/transactions-048208.html | title=Transactions | accessdate=February 19, 2017}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
In 1994, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, where he played for three seasons.{{cite web| url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/07/22/old-rival-winnipeg-back-but-not-the-same/ | title=Old rival Winnipeg -- back but not the same | access-date=February 19, 2017}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=hillton002 Stats Crew profile]
{{Cowboys1991DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl XXVII}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Tony}}
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