Died 2022 Jarrick Hillery (born March 29, 1976) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

wide receiver who played eight seasons in the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

with the

Nashville Kats The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the original franchise's move to A ...

Georgia Force The Georgia Force was an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States (part of suburban Atlanta) that played in the South Division of the American Conference. The team was owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Je ...

and

Carolina Cobras The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was formed prior to the 2000 season, which endured a player strike. The team was originally based in Raleigh, North Carolina, but moved to Charlotte followin ...

. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Tennessee State University Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tenness ...

College career

Hillery played college football for the

Tennessee State Tigers The Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Tennessee State University (TSU), located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The Tigers athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and ...

. He was a First Team All-

Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern and Southeastern United States, Southeastern United States. It participates in NCAA Divisi ...

selection his senior year and helped the Tigers to a conference title in 1998. He was also named OVC Specialist of the Week twice his senior year.

Professional career

Nashville Kats

Hillery played for the Nashville Kats from 2000 to 2001, earning First Team All-Arena in 2001.

Georgia Force

Hillery played for the Georgia Force from 2002 to 2003.

Carolina Cobras

Hillery signed with the Carolina Cobras on October 29, 2003. He played for the team during the 2004 season.

Nashville Kats

Hillery was signed by the Nashville Kats on October 11, 2004. He played for the Kats from 2005 to 2006.

Georgia Force

Hillery signed with the Georgia Force on January 19, 2007. He played for the Force during the 2007 season.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hillery, Jarrick Living people 1976 births Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football wide receivers American football defensive backs African-American players of American football Tennessee State Tigers football players Nashville Kats players Georgia Force players Carolina Cobras players People from Brunswick, Georgia