Eric Hipple
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| Eric Hipple | |
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| Position(s): Quarterback |
Jersey #(s): 17 |
| Born: September 16, 1957 Lubbock, Texas |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1980–1990 | |
| NFL Draft: 1980 / Round: 4 / Pick: 85 | |
| College: Utah State | |
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| Career Stats | |
| TD-INT | 55-70 |
| Yards | 10,711 |
| QB Rating | 68.7 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Eric Ellsworth Hipple (born September 16, 1957, in Lubbock, Texas) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 198 lbs. quarterback from Utah State, Hipple played in 9 NFL seasons for the Lions from 1980-1986 and 1988-1989. His best year as a pro came during the 1985 season when he threw seventeen touchdown passes.
As a result of the suicide in 2000 of Hipple's fifteen-year-old son, Hipple is involved in educating people about the dangers of depression. In this role, he is the Outreach Coordinator[http://www.med.umich.edu/depression/Hipple/index.htm of the Depression Center of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.[1]
Eric Hipple disarmed a man wielding a knife at a party in Michigan. He may have saved several lives as a result, according to police.[2]
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