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 ...
at
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
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. He was a First Team All-
Ohio Valley Conference
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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
Just Sports Stats
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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