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| Position: | Center Guard | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 26, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died: | April 29, 2021 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 281 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| High school: | Banning (Los Angeles) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Rice | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1989 / round: 2 / pick: 37 | ||||||||||||||||
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Courtney Ceaser Hall (August 26, 1968 – April 29, 2021) was an American businessman and professional football player, He was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers. Hall died on April 29, 2021 of unspecified natural causes. [1] [2] [3] ContentsEarly LifeHall played football at Banning High School in Wilmington, California, and was the starting offensive tackle his junior and senior years. His teammates included Jamelle Holieway, Leroy Holt, and Mark Tucker.[ citation needed ] College CareerIn 1985, aged 16, Courtney, a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, graduated from high school and enrolled at Rice University. He played four years for the Rice Owls. In 1988, he played for a Rice team which compiled a 0-11 record, but he was still drafted very high, in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft: he was the #37 pick overall. [4] Hall graduated from Rice in 1990 with a dual degree in Economics and Managerial Studies. San Diego ChargersHall played eight seasons for the San Diego Chargers from 1989 to 1996. When he made his NFL debut on September 10, 1989, he was just 21 years and 15 days old. He was the youngest regular player in the NFL that year. He was a four-time Pro Bowler and captained the only Chargers football team to play in a Super Bowl. He was the starter in all 118 regular-season games and 6 playoff games in which he appeared. He missed half of the 1996 season because of injury, and was released in February 1997. Denver BroncosHall was out of football for the entire 1997 season, but he signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos before the 1998 season. He was cut at the end of the pre-season. Later LifeIn 2003, he graduated with a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. [5] Hall also served on the Rice University Investment Committee, helping to manage the university's $4.5 billion endowment. Hall was a managing partner of Hillcrest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. He also served as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointee to the New York City Campaign Finance Board. [6] The Texas Sports Hall of Fame inducted Hall into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2019. He died unexpectedly on April 29, 2021, reportedly at his childhood home in Southern California. A specific cause of death was not announced. He was buried on Martha's Vineyard. [7] [8] Related Research Articles Lance Dwight Alworth, nicknamed "Bambi", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL), and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Often considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, he played for 11 seasons, from 1962 through 1972, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. 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