First, thank you for taking the time to talk. I wanted to start things off by acknowledging that you’ve been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s. How is your health?
I have been yes. I just tell people I can’t remember everything and don’t get into it more….
What have you been doing since your time in the NFL?
I was in the equipment rental business and loved it.Everyone knew me so I went to all these different places around where I lived and told them stories about the NFL. I had a ball. I remember one guy who held the ladder for me at a job site and started shaking it as I climbed up. I asked him what the heck he was doing and he said that I played in the NFL so I should be able to handle this (laughing).
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I was John Hilton’s caretaker at one time. It was a wonderful expierence. He is a very wonderful man! I had lots of good times with him. He is full of life and a great personality. I miss him so much! I think of him daily.
John Hilton was a great team player who did not like to lose.
I knew John Hilton when he played for Pittsburgh. Super guy and a real Southern gentleman