Jay Hilgenberg

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Jay Hilgenberg
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PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1959-03-21) March 21, 1959 (age 67)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolIowa City[1]
CollegeIowa
NFL draft1981: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played188
Games started152
Fumble recoveries4
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Jay Walter Hilgenberg (born March 21, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1993.

He is the son of All-American University of Iowa center Jerry Hilgenberg and nephew of Minnesota Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg.[2] His brother Joel Hilgenberg played center for the New Orleans Saints, and the brothers were teammates in 1993 for the Saints.

Football career

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Hilgenberg attended the University of Iowa in the late 1970s.[3] He started in the NFL's Pro Bowl seven times. He was a member of the winning team in Super Bowl XX as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears as well as their Division Champion teams from 1984 to 1988 and 1990.[4]

He has been a nominee for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[5][6][7] Hilgenberg is currently a game analyst for WBBM-AM Radio in Chicago and the Bears Radio Network.

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