Eric Hipple
 Hipple at a book signing in September 2009. |
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| No. 17 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 16, 1957 | |
| Place of birth: Lubbock, Texas | |
| Career information | |
| College: Utah State | |
| NFL Draft: 1980 / Round: 4 / Pick: 85 | |
| Debuted in 1980 | |
| Last played in 1989 | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| TD-INT | 55-70 |
| Yards | 10,711 |
| QB Rating | 68.7 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Eric Ellsworth Hipple (born September 16, 1957, in Lubbock, Texas) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 198 lbs. quarterback from Utah State, Hipple played in 9 NFL seasons for the Lions from 1980–1986 and 1988-1989. His best year as a pro came during the 1985 season when he threw seventeen touchdown passes.
[edit] Private life and education
As a result of the suicide in 2000 of Hipple's fifteen-year-old son, Hipple is involved in educating people about the dangers of depression.[1] Hipple travels the country and gives speeches to High Schools, Youth Groups, U.S. Military and Corporations on suicide prevention and Mental Illness. In this role, he is the Outreach Coordinator of the Depression Center of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.[2]
Hipples book, Real Men Do Cry, which discusses Hipple's playing career with the Lions, his bouts with depression and details the warning signs of teens who have committed suicide, was published in 2009.
Eric Hipple disarmed a man wielding a knife at a 2005 party in Michigan. He may have saved several lives as a result, according to police.[3]
Eric Hipple received a bachelor's of science in Business Administration from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.voicenews.com/stories/112906/loc_20061129002.shtml
- ^ http://www.med.umich.edu/depression
- ^ http://blog.mlive.com/highlightreel/2005/07/muskegon_chronicle_eric_hipple.html
- ^ "Alumni and Friends". Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. http://huntsman.usu.edu/htm/alumni-and-friends-directory/memberID=4313. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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