Roy Hilton

Roy Lee Hilton (March 23, 1943 – January 6, 2019) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League from 1965 through 1975.

Roy Hilton
Career information
No. 85, 78
Born:	(1943-03-23)March 23, 1943 Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	January 6, 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 75) Towson, Maryland, U.S.
Position(s)	Defensive end
College	Jackson State
AFL draft	1965 / Round: 8 / Pick: 59
Drafted by	Houston Oilers[1]
NFL draft	1965 / Round: 15 / Pick: 210
Career history
As player
1965–1973	Baltimore Colts
1974	New York Giants
1975	Atlanta Falcons

Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1968) Super Bowl Champion (V)
Career stats
INT yards	13
Interceptions	1
INT TDs	1
Fumble recoveries	7
Games started	58

Early life

During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Jackson State University. Hilton died in 2019 at the age of 75; he had dementia in his later years.[2]

Baltimore Colts 1965 NFL Draft selections
Mike Curtis Ralph Neely Glenn Ressler Marty Schottenheimer Dave Johnson John McGuire Bobby Felts Al Atkinson John Kolocek Rosey Davis Tom Bleick George Harold Lamar Richardson Ted Rodosovich Bruce Airheart Jerry Fishman Roy Hilton Steve Tensi Rick Reichardt Charlie King Barry Brown Ray Johnson George Haffner

Houston Oilers 1965 AFL Draft selections
Larry Elkins Malcolm Walker Ralph Neely Ernie Koy Bobby Maples Frank Molden Dennis Murphy Russell Wayt Ray Ogden Roy Hilton George Kinney Maxie Williams Kent McCloughan Bobby Felts Norm Evans Tony Guillory Junior Coffey Jim Grisham Russ Mundy Frank Fox Gus Brezina

Baltimore Colts 1968 NFL champions
2 Timmy Brown 15 Earl Morrall 16 Jim Ward 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Alex Hawkins 26 Preston Pearson 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 32 Mike Curtis 34 Terry Cole 37 Ocie Austin 40 Bobby Boyd 41 Tom Matte 43 Lenny Lyles 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charlie Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Dick Szymanski 53 Dennis Gaubatz 55 Ron Porter 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 64 Sid Williams 66 Don Shinnick 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Lou Michaels 80 Gail Cogdill 81 Ordell Braase 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Dick Bielski Don McCafferty Chuck Noll John Sandusky

Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V champions
15 Earl Morrall 17 Sam Havrilak 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Tom Curtis 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 30 Ron Gardin 32 Mike Curtis 33 Eddie Hinton 34 Tom Nowatzke 35 Jim Duncan 36 Norm Bulaich 40 Jack Maitland 41 Tom Matte 42 Tom Maxwell 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charles Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Robbie Nichols 54 Tom Goode 56 Ray May 60 George Wright 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 68 Dennis Nelson 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Jim Bailey 80 Jim O'Brien 81 Billy Newsome 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Roy Jefferson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don McCafferty
Coaches: Dick Bielski Bobby Boyd Hank Bullough John Idzik Lou Rymkus John Sandusky

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