Tony Hill (defensive end)
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| Position: | Warrenton (GA) Warren Co. | ||
| College: | Tennessee–Chattanooga | ||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||
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Antonio LaVosia Hill (born October 23, 1968) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. With the Cowboys, he won Super Bowl XXVII over the Buffalo Bills.
Early years
Hill attended Warren County High School in Warrenton, Georgia. He played in the Florida-Georgia and the North-South All-star football games. He was also named second-team All-state in basketball.
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College career
Hill accepted a football scholarship from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a freshman, he only played in 5 games because of a stress fracture in his right foot.
As a sophomore, he started eight of the nine contests he played, missing the final 2 because of a right dislocated shoulder. In the 33–10 win against East Tennessee State University, he made a career-high 11 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 quarterback pressures, 3 tackles for loss and forced one of the school-record 7 interceptions.
As a junior, he started every game and led the team in sacks despite a deep thigh bruise that kept him out of practices. Against
As a senior, although he was limited with an injured left shoulder late in the season, he received All-Conference and
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Hill was selected by the
On September 2, 1992, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a right hamstring injury.[7] He was activated on September 28, but suffered a strained right hamstring in the ninth game against the Philadelphia Eagles and missed the remainder of the regular season. He was activated for the playoffs, becoming a member of the Super Bowl XXVII winning team.[8] He was waived injured on August 29, 1993.[9]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 1994, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[10] He was released on August 23.[11]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
In 1994, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, where he played for three seasons.[12]
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