John Hilton (American football)

John Hilton
Date of birth	March 12, 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Albany, New York
Career information
Position(s)	Tight end
College	Richmond
NFL draft	1964 / Round: 6 / Pick: 76
Career history
As player
1965–1969	Pittsburgh Steelers
1970	Green Bay Packers
1971	Minnesota Vikings
1972–1973	Detroit Lions
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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John Hilton (born March 12, 1942 in Albany, New York) is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League.

Prep school and college

He played college football for the University of Richmond. He prepared for college by attending Fork Union Military Academy as a postgraduate in the 1959-1960 academic year where he played football and basketball.

He was drafted in the 6th Round (76th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He then played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings, and returned to the Detroit Lions to play one last year in the NFL. Then he went on to finish his career with the Florida Blazers of the WFL in 1974. Hilton then moved into coaching.^[1]

In 2008, John Hilton was announced as an inductee to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, joining fellow alumni from Fork Union, Sonny Randle and Rosie Thomas.

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Career information
Date of birth	(1942-03-12) March 12, 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Albany, New York
Position(s)	Tight end
College	Richmond
NFL draft	1964 / Round: 6 / Pick: 76
Career history
As player
1965–1969	Pittsburgh Steelers
1970	Green Bay Packers
1971	Minnesota Vikings
1972–1973	Detroit Lions

Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com