John Hilton
John Justin Hilton
Born: March 12, 1942
Albany, NY USA
Deceased: February 2, 2017
Richmond, VA
Position: TE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 225
College: Richmond
High School: Hermitage (Richmond, VA)
Career: 1965-1974
Drafted: 1964 in Round 16, #125 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Drafted: 1964 in Round 6, #76 overall by the Detroit Lions
John Hilton played from 1965 to 1974 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Florida Blazers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. Hilton caught 151 passes for 2,130 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 46 | 603 | 13.1 | 32 | 4 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 343 | 13.2 | 43 | 5 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 285 | 14.2 | 37 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 231 | 19.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 25 | 350 | 14.0 | 65 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 66 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 31 | 1 |
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 144 | 2047 | 14.2 | 66 | 16 | |
| WFL | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 151 | 2130 | 14.1 | 66 | 16 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1968 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| WFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Florida Blazers |
