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Lex Hilliard to the Montana Football Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Kalispell's Lex Hilliard on being inducted into the Montana Football Hall of Fame. We received a press release from the President/CEO of the Montana Broadcasters Association Dewey Bruce.

 

Lex Hilliard of Kalispell, MT, who starred at running back for the Flathead High School Braves under Head Coach Bob Applegate and later as an all-Big Sky runner for the Montana Grizzlies under coach Bobby Hauck, is one of six inductees to be enshrined into the Montana Football Hall of Fame at a banquet in Billings on June 28th. -via the press release

 

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Hilliard excelled at the high school and college levels in the Last Best Place. At Flathead High, Hilliard set records with 3,419 rushing yards, 4,410 all-purpose yards and 44 touchdowns.

Hilliard was a beast at the University of Montana, too. He tied the record for most rushing touchdowns in a game (4) against Northwestern State in 2004. and is 3rd on the all-time rushing yards list with 4,018 during his 2003-2005, and 2007 tenure.

Then there's the NFL career. Hilliard played three seasons with the Miami Dolphins, one with the New York Jets and another with the New England Patriots. Hilliard loved the AFC East. He appeared in 62 games and scored four total touchdowns.

Congrats to Lex!

 

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