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Center
Iowa
Height–6-3
Weight–258
Born–3-21-59,
Iowa City, Ia.
Acquisition–Signed as a free agent 5-8-81.
1985 season–Pro bowl selection. . . . Has played in all 71 games since he joined the team in `81. . . . Has started the last 38 games.
Pro career–Emerged as one of league`s most consistent centers in his first year as a full-time starter in `84.
Collegiate, personal–Two-year honorable mention all-America at Iowa. . . . Brother Joel is a center with the Saints. . . . Completed a general studies degree at Iowa in the `85 off-season.
Hilgenberg`s pro stats
Total games–73: Bears 1981 (16), 1982 (9), 1983 (16), 1984 (16), 1985
(16)
Total starts–40: Bears 1983 (8), 1984 (16), 1985 (16).
