Jay Walter Hilgenberg
Position: C-G
Height: 6-3 Weight: 259 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1959 in Iowa City, IA
College: Iowa (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 71 (593rd overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #470. Mike Stratton… #471. Gary Fencik… #472. Gene Lipscomb… #473. JAY HILGENBERG… #474. Derrick Mason… #475. Brent Jones… #476. Sherrill Headrick… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 24 | CHI | c | 63 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 25 | CHI | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1985* | 26 | CHI | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1986* | 27 | CHI | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1987* | 28 | CHI | C | 63 | 12 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1988*+ | 29 | CHI | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -18 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1989*+ | 30 | CHI | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 1990* | 31 | CHI | C | 63 | 14 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991* | 32 | CHI | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 33 | CLE | C | 63 | 16 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 34 | NOR | c | 62 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Career | 188 | 152 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -43 | 0 | 89 | |||||||||||||
| 11 yrs | CHI | 163 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -41 | 0 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NOR | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1986 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1986 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1988 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |