Wally Hilgenberg
Walter William Hilgenberg
Born: September 19, 1942
Marshalltown, IA USA
Deceased: September 23, 2008
Lakeville, MN
Position: LB-G
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 229
College: Iowa
High School: Wilton Junction (IA)
Career: 1964-1979
Drafted: 1964 in Round 4, #48 overall by the Detroit Lions
Drafted: 1964 in Round 8, #57 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
Wally Hilgenberg played from 1964 to 1979 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Hilgenberg accounted for 14 points in his professional career.
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Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 17 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 3 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 6 |
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 7 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 0 |
Honors
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
