Price: $60.00
Wally Hilgenberg Minnesota Vikings Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo #5 COA DECEASED
WITH JEFF WRIGHT AND DAVE CASPER
Great looking 8x10 color photo autographed by former Minnesota Vikings linebacker and former University of Iowa Hawkeye football player...Wally Hilgenberg.
Wally was drafted by the Lions in the 4th round of the 1964 draft and he played for the Detroit Lions 1964-66 and the Minnesota Vikings 1968-79. Wally, who played on four Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl teams, appeared in 199 games, had one punt return for -2 yards, one kickoff return for 2 yards, intercepted 8 passes for 62 yards and a TD, registered one safety and scored on a fumble return for a TD. Wally signed this photo on Saturday September 14, 2002. Wally was a class act and will be missed by many.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Walter Hilgenberg (September 19, 1942 - September 23, 2008) is a former professional American football player.
Hilgenberg was born in Marshalltown in 1942. His family moved to Wilton where he grew up and graduated from Wilton High School. He attended the University of Iowa, where he starred on both sides of the line of scrimmage, as a linebacker and as a guard. He played 16 seasons in the National Football League, with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
In 1964, he was drafted in the fourth round by the Lions. In 1968, he was traded from the Lions to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was waived before ever playing a game in Pittsburgh. After being waived by the Steelers, Hilgenberg was picked up off waivers by the Vikings, for whom he played until he retired after the 1979 season. During that time, he was one of the few players to play in all four of the Vikings Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl IV, Super Bowl VIII, Super Bowl IX, Super Bowl XI).
Hilgenberg's daughter Kristi Hilgenberg was Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1998.
Hilgenberg died on September 23, 2008, after battling for several years with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.[1]
The word, "MCVIKES" will not appear on your photo. This autographed photo was placed inside a plastic page, the label was placed on top of the plastic page and this photo was then scanned. If you buy it, you will like it.
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