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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 21, 1959 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Iowa City[1] | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1981 | ||||||||
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Jay Walter Hilgenberg (born March 21, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1993.
He is the son of All-American University of Iowa center Jerry Hilgenberg and nephew of Minnesota Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg.[2] His brother Joel Hilgenberg played center for the New Orleans Saints, and the brothers were teammates in 1993 for the Saints.