Marquise Hill
Marquise Hill is a National Football League defense end for the New England Patriots. He was born on July 7, 1982 in New Orleans. On the night of May 27, 2006, Hill was involved in a jet ski crash on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, and apparently drowned some time after the incident. According to reports, Hill saved the life the other individual involved in the incident, a female friend of Hill, before he drowned. He was 24 years old.
High School Football Career
Hill attended De La Salle high school in Louisianian, New Orleans. In his senior season he was rated by some as being the best defense lineman in the country. He had 92 tackles and 8 sacks in his senior season.
College Career
Marquise Hill attended Louisianian State University and played defensive end for the Tigers (LUS's college football team). In his 38 games he played with the LSU Tigers, Hill made 117 tackles, 10 sacks, a fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and an interception. He was a key part of the 2004 team that won the 2004 BCS National Championship.
NFL Career
Marquise Hill was drafted in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Due mostly to the fact that much of Hill's NFL career was spent rehabbing from numerous injury's in his three years with the Patriots he only appeared in thirteen games and made three total tackles.