Terry Hoage
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| Terry Hoage | |
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| Date of birth: | April 11, 1962 |
| Place of birth: |  Ames, Iowa |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Safety |
| Jersey №: | 34 |
| College: | Georgia |
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1984-1985 1986-1990 1991-1992 1993 1993 1994-1996 |
New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers Houston Oilers Arizona Cardinals |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Awards: | 1984 Top V Award |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Terrell Lee "Terry" Hoage (born April 11, 1962 in Ames, Iowa) is a former football defensive back for the University of Georgia from 1980 – 1983 and several National Football League teams. He was a two time consensus All-American and graduated from Georgia in 1985 with a B.S. in Genetics with a 3.85 GPA. Georgia head coach Vince Dooley called Hoage "the best defensive player I've ever coached and maybe the best one I've ever seen."[1] He finished 5th in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1983.[2]
Hoage was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1984 NFL Draft. [3] His NFL career spanned 13 seasons and six teams: the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Houston Oilers, San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals. His professional football career ended in 1996.
In 2002, Hoage and his wife, Jennifer, purchased a 26-acre vineyard in Paso Robles, California, where they now live. The vineyard is operated as Terry Hoage Vineyards and produces a syrah and a grenache-syrah blend.[4] Hoage produces roughly 2,000 cases a year of wines such as The Hedge a Syrah, The Hedge referring to a pruning technique and a fabled feature of the stadium at Georgia. [5]
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Two time All-American
- Two time SEC Defensive Player of the Year
- 5th in voting for the 1983 Heisman Trophy
- Top V Award, Class of 1984
- 1984 SEC Athlete of the Year Award[6]
- 1997 Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame[7]
- 2000 inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame
- Named to the SEC 25-year team (1961-85).
- Named to Walter Camp All Century Team as a safety [8]
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| Preceded by Bruce Baumgartner John Elway Richard J. Giusto Charles F. Kiraly David R. Rimington |
NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1984 John E. Frank Beth Heiden Terrell L. Hoage Stefan G. Humphries Steve Young |
Succeeded by Gregg Carr Tracy Caulkins Doug Flutie Mark J. Traynowicz Susan E. Walsh |
