John Hilton (March 12, 1942 – February 2, 2017) was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 1965 to 1973 for four teams, most notably the Pittsburgh Steelers (1965–1969).
He prepared for college by attending Fork Union Military Academy as a postgraduate in the 1959–1960 academic year where he played football and basketball.
[1] In 2008, John Hilton was announced as an inductee to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, joining fellow alumni from Fork Union, Sonny Randle and Rosie Thomas.
[2] Hilton was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.
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