Courtney Caeser Hall (August 26, 1968 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a

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and

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in the

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(NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and spent the 1998 preseason with the

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although he never officially suited up for the Broncos and thus couldn't be considered a part of their Super Bowl championship roster. He was a four-time

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first alternate and captained the only Chargers football team to play in a Super Bowl. Hall's death was announced on April 30, 2021. Hall played football at Banning High School in Wilmington,

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, and was the starting offensive tackle his junior and senior years. His teammates included

Jamelle Holieway Jamelle Holieway (born June 25, 1967) is an American former college and professional football player who was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma. He led the Oklahoma Sooners to a national championship in 1985. Holieway is considered on ...

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, and Mark Tucker. He retired from the NFL in 1997. In 1985, aged 16, Courtney, a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, graduated from high school and enrolled at

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. He graduated in 1990 with a dual degree in Economics and Managerial Studies. In 2003, he graduated with a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree from the

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and the

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. Hall also served on the Rice University Investment Committee, helping to manage the university's $4.5 billion endowment. Hall was a managing partner of Hillcrest Venture Partners, a

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firm. He also served as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointee to the

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. The Texas Sports Hall of Fame inducted Hall into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Profile at NFL.com
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