Randy Hippeard (born December 6, 1985) is an

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who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Winterthur Warriors of Nationalliga A in Switzerland as an

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in 2009. He played

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Early life

Hippeard attended

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. Hippeard played both football and

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at Colonial Forge. As a junior in 2002, Hippeard threw for 1,503 yards and 13 touchdown passes. As a senior in 2003, he threw for 2,223 yards and 22 touchdown passes.

College career

Hippeard chose to continue his football career at the

. Hippeard started every game for the Cavaliers except the final three of his freshman season. He earned

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NAIA Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2006 and 2007 and CollegeFanz Sports Network NAIA Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2008. Hippeard set 24 single-season records for the Cavaliers and finished with the 4th most passing yards in NAIA history when his career ended. In 2014, he was inducted into the Virginia–Wise Highland Cavaliers Athletics Hall of Fame.

Statistics

Hippeard's college statistics are as follows:

Professional career

Hippeard was rated the 85th best quarterback in the

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by NFLDraftScout.com.

Winterthur Warriors

In 2009-2010, Hippeard signed and played for the Winterthur Warriors of the

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in Switzerland. With the Warriors he played for his former college head coach Bill Ramseyer during both seasons. Hippeard was the starting quarterback. He helped lead the Warriors to the semi finals of the

playoffs in 2009, losing to the

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Columbus Lions

In 2012, Hippeard played for the

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of the

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(PIFL). Through 7 games, Hippeard was the leading passer in the PIFL. Hippeard was named Second Team All-PIFL for his play.

Knoxville NightHawks

In 2013, Hippeard signed with the

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and was named their starting quarterback.

Tampa Bay Storm

On April 18, 2013, Hippeard was assigned to the

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. Hippeard saw limited action during his first 9 games with the Storm, serving as the backup to

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. On June 22, 2013, Hippeard made his first career start for the Storm when McPherson was placed on injured reserve. Hippeard and the Storm fell 49–50 to the Chicago Rush in his first career start, with Hippeard 315 yards passing and 6 touchdowns. Hippeard started the next 3 games for the Storm, but the Storm lost all four of Hippeards starts in 2013, and he was benched in favor of Shane Boyd. In 2014, Hippeard became the Storm's full-time starting quarterback.

Orlando Predators

Hippeard signed with the

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for the 2015 season.

Tampa Bay Storm

On October 14, 2016, Hippeard was assigned to the

during the dispersal draft. He threw for 3,506 yards and 80 touchdowns in 2017, earning AFL MVP,

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and First Team All-Arena honors. He helped the Storm advance to

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, where they lost to the

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by a score of 44–40. The Storm folded in December 2017.

Baltimore Brigade

On March 20, 2018, Hippeard was assigned to the

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Atlantic City Blackjacks

On March 22, 2019, Hippeard was assigned to the

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AFL statistics

''Stats from ArenaFan'':

References

External links

Virginia–Wise Highland Cavaliers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hippeard, Randy 1985 births Living people American football quarterbacks Virginia–Wise Cavaliers football players Knoxville NightHawks players Columbus Lions players Tampa Bay Storm players Orlando Predators players Baltimore Brigade players People from Stafford, Virginia American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland