Marquise Hill
 Hill while with the New England Patriots. |
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| No. 91 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: August 7, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Date of death: May 28, 2007 (aged 24) | |
| Place of death: New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Career information | |
| College: LSU | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 64 | |
| Debuted in 2004 | |
| Last played in 2006 | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Tackles | 3 |
| Sacks | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Marquise Hill (August 7, 1982 – May 28, 2007) was an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.
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[edit] High school career
Hill attended De La Salle High School in New Orleans where he was named as an All-American and the best defensive lineman in the nation by many publications.[citation needed] He was recruited by LSU. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000.
[edit] College career
Hill played college football as a defensive end for the LSU Tigers from 2001-2003 during their national championship season.
[edit] Professional career
He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Hill played in one game in 2004 and played in eight games in the 2005 season, making three tackles.
[edit] Death
On the evening of May 27, 2007, Hill and his friend, Ashley Blazio, fell off a jet ski in Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans. Neither of them wore personal flotation or tracking devices. According to Hill's agent, who spoke with Blazio, Hill "ended up saving her life, keeping her calm until she could grab onto a buoy."[1] Blazio was rescued and sent to Tulane Medical Center. Coast Guard units searched the area. Hill's body was found by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries around 2:15 PM CDT on May 28.
Throughout their near-perfect 2007 season, the Patriots team wore a "91" insignia (Hill's number in his tenure with New England) on the back of their helmets in his honor. Teammate Jarvis Green, who had also been Hill's teammate at LSU, wore Hill's shoulder pads for the season.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Simpson, April and Michael Levenson (2007-05-29). "Patriot Hill is found dead". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/05/29/patriot_hill_is_found_dead/. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
[edit] External links
[edit] Further reading
- Hill, Sherry (2008), The Marquise Hill Story, Xlibris Corporation, ISBN 1436356903
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- 1982 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- American football defensive ends
- African American players of American football
- New England Patriots players
- LSU Tigers football players
- Deaths by drowning
- U.S. Army All-American football players
- Accidental deaths in Louisiana
