Jerry Hillebrand

Jerry Hillebrand (born March 28, 1940, Davenport, Iowa) was a linebacker in the NFL from 1963 to 1970. He played collegiately at Colorado, earning first-team All-American honors from both the AP and the Football Writers Association of America as a senior. The New York Giants selected him 13th overall in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft. After a six-month Marine Corps obligation delayed his debut, he spent 1963–1966 with New York, starting 32 of 49 games and recording nine interceptions, three returned for touchdowns. He later played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1967) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1968–1970), finishing with 14 career interceptions.