Terry Hoage
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 11, 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Ames, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: |
Huntsville High School Huntsville, Texas |
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| College: | Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 142 |
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| Games started: | 65 |
| Tackles: | 578 |
| Interceptions: | 21 |
| Recovered fumbles: | 12 |
| Quarterback sacks: | 7.0 |
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Terrell Lee "Terry" Hoage (born April 11, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Hoage played college football for the University of Georgia, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Oilers and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.
Hoage was born in Ames, Iowa. He moved to Huntsville, Texas in 1968 and attended elementary, intermediate and high school in Huntsville. In junior high and high school he played Football, Basketball and ran track for five years and was a starter in football from his sophomore year through senior playing both ways, as quarterback and free safety. He was recognized on All Trinity Valley and All District for all three years. His academic standing was in the top five percent and took college prep courses all four years in high school. Although he was college material, only Georgia offered him football scholarship where became a starter in his sophomore year. Huntsville Independent School District 1976–1980.
Hoage attended the University of Georgia, where he played for coach Vince Dooley's Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1980 to 1983. As a junior and again as a senior, was a recognized as a consensus first All-American. Coach Dooley called Hoage "the best defensive player I've ever coached and maybe the best one I've ever seen." He finished fifth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1983. He graduated from Georgia in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in genetics with a 3.85 grade point average. Terry's college roommate, Mike Hubbard, became the first Republican Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives in 136 years.
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