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Jay Hilgenberg

Jay Walter Hilgenberg

Position: C-G
Height: 6-3    Weight: 259 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1959 in Iowa City, IA
College: Iowa

Career AV: 74 (480th overall since 1950)

7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1981 22 CHI 63 16 0 1
1982 23 CHI 63 9 0 0 1 5 0 1
1983 24 CHI c 63 16 8 0 1 0 0 3
1984 25 CHI C 63 16 16 6
1985* 26 CHI C 63 16 16 0 1 0 0 9
1986* 27 CHI C 63 16 16 1 0 -28 0 10
1987* 28 CHI C 63 12 12 8
1988*+ 29 CHI C 63 16 16 1 1 -18 0 12
1989*+ 30 CHI C 63 16 16 13
1990* 31 CHI C 63 14 14 10
1991* 32 CHI C 63 16 16 9
1992 33 CLE C 63 16 16 7
1993 34 NOR c 62 9 6 1 0 -2 0 3
Career 188 152 3 4 -43 0 92
11 yrs CHI 163 130 2 4 -41 0 82
1 yr NOR 9 6 1 0 -2 0 3

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

First-Team All-Pro

1988
1989

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1987Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1988Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1989Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1990Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.