Antonio LaVosia Hill (born October 23, 1968) is a former

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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. He also played for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played college football at the

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. With the Cowboys, he won Super Bowl XXVII over the Buffalo Bills.

Early years

Hill attended Warren County High School in

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. He played in the Florida-Georgia and the North-South All-star football games. He was also named second-team All-state in

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. In

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he placed third in the discus throw in the state finals. As a senior, he won the state shot put title and placed fourth in the high jump.

College career

Hill accepted a football scholarship from the

. As a freshman, he only played in 5 games because of a stress fracture in his right foot. As a sophomore, he started eight of the nine contests he played, missing the final 2 because of a right dislocated shoulder. In the 33–10 win against

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, he made a career-high 11 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 quarterback pressures, 3 tackles for loss and forced one of the school-record 7 interceptions. As a junior, he started every game and led the team in sacks despite a deep thigh bruise that kept him out of practices. Against the Citadel College, he had 11 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and 2 forced fumbles. As a senior, although he was limited with an injured left shoulder late in the season, he received All-Conference and

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All-American honors. He finished his college career with 187 tackles, 13 sacks (school record), 30 tackles for loss, 7 passes defensed and 6 blocked kicks.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Hill was selected by the

in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. He led the team in tackles and sacks and tied for the team lead in tackles for loss during the preseason. In the season opener against the

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he re-aggravated a left shoulder injury from his previous season in college and was placed on the

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on September 14. He was activated for the eleventh game of the season against the

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. He played in the wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears, where he defended a pass and recovered a Jim Harbaugh fumble that contributed to a 17–13 win. On September 2, 1992, he was placed on the

with a right hamstring injury. He was activated on September 28, but suffered a strained right hamstring in the ninth game against the

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and missed the remainder of the regular season. He was activated for the playoffs, becoming a member of the Super Bowl XXVII winning team. He was waived injured on August 29,

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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, he was signed as a

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by the

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. He was released on August 23.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

, he signed with the

of the

, where he played for three seasons.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
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