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|Name=Marquise Hill
| image = MarquiseHill.jpg
|Image=
| image_size = 200px
|Caption=
| caption = Hill while with the [[New England Patriots]].
|DateOfBirth={{birth date|1982|8|7}}
| position = [[Defensive end]]
|DateOfDeath={{death date and age|2007|5|28|1982|8|7}}
| number = 91
|Birthplace={{flagicon|USA}} [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], [[United States|US]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1982|8|7}}
|Deathplace={{flagicon|USA}} New Orleans, Louisiana, US
| birth_place = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
|Height_ft=6
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|5|28|1982|8|7}}
|Height_in=6
| death_place = [[Lake Pontchartrain]], Louisiana, U.S.
|Weight_lbs=300
| height_ft = 6
|Position=[[Defensive end|DE]]
| height_in = 7
|College=[[Louisiana State University|LSU]]
| weight_lbs = 300 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/marquisehill/2505894/profile|title=Marquise Hill Stats, News and Video - DE|website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref>
|DraftedYear=2004
| draftyear = 2004
|DraftedRound=2&nbsp;/&nbsp;Pick 64
| draftround = 2
|Career Highlights=
| draftpick = 63
|CFLAllStar=
| high_school = [[De La Salle High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)|De La Salle]]<br>(New Orleans, Louisiana)
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| college = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]
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* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
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| pfr = HillMa21
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* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]])
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* [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|BCS national champion]] ([[2003 LSU Tigers football team|2003]])
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|CBS=492960
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'''Marquise Hill''' ([[August 7]], [[1982]] &ndash; [[May 28]], [[2007]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[American football|football]] [[defensive end]] for the [[New England Patriots]] of the [[National Football League]].


'''Marquise Hill''' (August 7, 1982 – May 28, 2007) was an [[American football]] [[defensive end]] for the [[New England Patriots]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the [[2004 NFL draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Louisiana State University|LSU]].
Hill attended [[De La Salle High School (New Orleans)|De La Salle High School]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] where he was named as an All-American and the best [[defensive lineman]] in the nation by many publications.<ref>He was also part of the 2003 LSU championship football team.[http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/marquise_hill NFL.com profile]</ref> Hill then played [[college football]] in [[Louisiana State University]] and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the [[2004 NFL Draft]]. Hill played in one game in [[2004 in sports|2004]] and played in eight games in the [[2005 in sports|2005]] season, making three tackles. Marquise was a cousin to NFL [[Pro Bowl]]er [[Cornelius Bennett]].


==Early life==
On the evening of [[May 27]], [[2007]], Hill and a female friend reportedly fell off a [[jet ski]] in [[Lake Pontchartrain]], north of New Orleans. Neither was wearing a [[personal flotation device|personal flotation]] or [[tracking device]]. The friend was rescued and sent to [[Tulane University|Tulane]] Medical Center. [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] units searched the area, and Hill's body was found by the [[Louisiana]] [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|Department of Wildlife and Fisheries]] around 2:15 PM [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] on [[May 28]].
Hill attended [[De La Salle High School (New Orleans)|De La Salle High School]] in [[New Orleans]], where he was named as an All-American and the best [[defensive lineman]] in the nation by many publications.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}} He was recruited by [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]. He participated in the first-ever [[U.S. Army All-American Bowl]] game on December 30, 2000.


==College career==
Hill had spent much of his time in the days after Hurricane Katrina helping residents rebuild their homes.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl052807tplsu.1aa969dc.html | title =Body of ex-LSU star found in Lake Pontchartrain | date=4:06 PM ET, [[May 28]] [[2007]] | publisher=WWLTV.com}}</ref>
Hill played [[college football]] as a [[defensive end]] for the [[LSU Tigers Football|LSU Tigers]] from 2001 to 2003 during their national championship season.

==Professional career==
Hill was selected by the [[New England Patriots]] in the second round with the 63rd overall pick in the [[2004 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm |title=2004 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2023-05-06}}</ref> He played in one game in 2004 and played in eight games in the 2005 season, making three tackles.

==Death==
On the evening of May 27, 2007, Hill and his friend, Ashley Blazio, fell off a [[jet ski]] in [[Lake Pontchartrain]], north of [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]. Neither of them wore [[personal flotation device|personal flotation]] or [[tracking device]]s. According to Hill's agent, who spoke with Blazio, Hill "ended up saving her life, keeping her calm until she could grab onto a buoy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/05/29/patriot_hill_is_found_dead/|title=Patriot Hill is found dead|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|author=Simpson, April and Michael Levenson|date=2007-05-29|access-date=2009-11-11}}</ref> Blazio was rescued and sent to [[Tulane Medical Center]]. [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] units searched the area. Hill's body was found by the [[Louisiana]] [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|Department of Wildlife and Fisheries]] around 2:20 PM [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] on May 28.

Throughout their near-perfect [[2007 New England Patriots season|2007]] season, the Patriots team wore a "91" insignia (Hill's number in his tenure with New England) on the back of their helmets in his honor. Teammate [[Jarvis Green]], who had also been Hill's teammate at LSU, wore Hill's shoulder pads for the season. The Patriots built a tribute to Hill, including those pads and pictures of Hill, at their facility.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patriots DB Joejuan Williams adds safety work to offseason regimen|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4820253/patriots-db-joejuan-williams-adds-safety-work-to-offseason-regimen|date=2020-05-24|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of American football players who died during their careers]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{citation |last=Hill |first=Sherry |title=The Marquise Hill Story |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4363-5690-9 }}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110110192821/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=28460 New England Patriots bio]

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He lives behind a son.

Latest revision as of 22:39, 9 November 2024

Marquise Hill
refer to caption
Hill while with the New England Patriots.
No. 91
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1982-08-07)August 7, 1982
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:May 28, 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 24)
Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:300[1] lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:De La Salle
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:LSU
NFL draft:2004 / round: 2 / pick: 63
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marquise Hill (August 7, 1982 – May 28, 2007) was an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at LSU.

Early life

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Hill attended De La Salle High School in New Orleans, where he was named as an All-American and the best defensive lineman in the nation by many publications.[citation needed] He was recruited by LSU. He participated in the first-ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000.

College career

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Hill played college football as a defensive end for the LSU Tigers from 2001 to 2003 during their national championship season.

Professional career

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Hill was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round with the 63rd overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft.[2] He played in one game in 2004 and played in eight games in the 2005 season, making three tackles.

Death

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On the evening of May 27, 2007, Hill and his friend, Ashley Blazio, fell off a jet ski in Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans. Neither of them wore personal flotation or tracking devices. According to Hill's agent, who spoke with Blazio, Hill "ended up saving her life, keeping her calm until she could grab onto a buoy."[3] Blazio was rescued and sent to Tulane Medical Center. Coast Guard units searched the area. Hill's body was found by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries around 2:20 PM CDT on May 28.

Throughout their near-perfect 2007 season, the Patriots team wore a "91" insignia (Hill's number in his tenure with New England) on the back of their helmets in his honor. Teammate Jarvis Green, who had also been Hill's teammate at LSU, wore Hill's shoulder pads for the season. The Patriots built a tribute to Hill, including those pads and pictures of Hill, at their facility.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marquise Hill Stats, News and Video - DE". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Simpson, April and Michael Levenson (May 29, 2007). "Patriot Hill is found dead". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "Patriots DB Joejuan Williams adds safety work to offseason regimen". ESPN.com. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

Further reading

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