Eric Hipple

Infobox NFLretired


|caption=
position=Quarterback
number=17
birthdate=birth date and age|1957|09|16
Lubbock, Texas
deathdate=
debutyear=1980
finalyear=1989
draftyear=1980
draftround=4
draftpick=85
college=Utah State
teams=
* Detroit Lions (1980-1986, 1988-1989)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=55-70
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=10,711
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=68.7
nfl=HIP498348
CollegeHOF=

Eric Ellsworth Hipple (born September 16, 1957, in Lubbock, Texas) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 198 lbs. quarterback from Utah State, Hipple played in 9 NFL seasons for the Lions from 1980-1986 and 1988-1989. His best year as a pro came during the 1985 season when he threw seventeen touchdown passes.

As a result of the [http://www.voicenews.com/stories/112906/loc_20061129002.shtml suicide in 2000 of Hipple's fifteen-year-old son, Hipple is involved in educating people about the dangers of depression.Hipple travels the country and gives speeches to High Schools, Youth Groups and Corporations on suicide prevention and Mental Illness. In this role, he is the Outreach Coordinator of the Depression Center of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. [http://www.med.umich.edu/depression]

Eric Hipple disarmed a man wielding a knife at a party in Michigan. He may have saved several lives as a result, according to police. [http://www.thelionsfanatics.com/tlfforum/lofiversion/index.php/t15318.html]

External links

* [http://www.thelionsfanatics.com/tlfforum/lofiversion/index.php/t15318.html]