| Number | 53 |
|---|---|
| Position | Center, guard |
| Birth date | August 26, 1968 |
| Birth place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death date | April 29, 2021 (aged 52) |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 2 |
| Weight lb | 281 |
| High school | Banning (Los Angeles) |
| College | Rice |
| Draftyear | 1989 |
| Draftround | 2 |
| Draftpick | 37 |
| Pastteams | |
| Highlights |
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| Statlabel 1 | Games played |
| Statvalue 1 | 118 |
| Statlabel 2 | Games started |
| Statvalue 2 | 118 |
| Statlabel 3 | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue 3 | 3 |
| Pfr | H/HallCo22 |
Courtney Ceaser Hall (August 26, 1968 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional football player. He was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers.
Early life
Hall played football at Banning High School in Wilmington, California, and was the starting offensive tackle his junior and senior years. His teammates included Jamelle Holieway, Leroy Holt, and Mark Tucker.[citation needed]
College career
In 1985, aged 16, Courtney, a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, graduated from high school and enrolled at Rice University. He played four years for the Rice Owls. In 1988, he played for a Rice team which compiled a 0-11 record, but he was still drafted very high, in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft: he was the #37 pick overall.[1]
Hall graduated from Rice in 1990 with a dual degree in Economics and Managerial Studies.
Professional career
San Diego Chargers
Hall played eight seasons for the San Diego Chargers from 1989 to 1996. When he made his NFL debut on September 10, 1989, he was just 21 years and 15 days old. He was the youngest regular player in the NFL that year.
He was a four-time Pro Bowler and captained the only Chargers football team to play in a Super Bowl. He was the starter in all 118 regular-season games and 6 playoff games in which he appeared. He missed half of the 1996 season because of injury, and was released in February 1997.
Denver Broncos
Hall was out of football for the entire 1997 season, but he signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos before the 1998 season. He was cut at the end of the pre-season.
Later life
In 2003, he graduated with a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[2] Hall also served on the Rice University Investment Committee, helping to manage the university's $4.5 billion endowment.
Hall was a managing partner of Hillcrest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. He also served as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointee to the New York City Campaign Finance Board.[3]
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame inducted Hall into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2019.
He died unexpectedly on April 29, 2021, reportedly at his childhood home in Southern California. A specific cause of death was not announced. He was buried on Martha's Vineyard. [4]
Courtney's widow is Federal Judge, LaShann DeArcy Hall, for the Eastern District of New York.[5][6]
References
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Chronicle, Greg Rajan Houston (2021-04-30). "Courtney Hall, JD/MBA '03, 1968-2021". University of Chicago Law School. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "CFB Mourns the Loss of Former Board Member Courtney Hall". www.nyccfb.info. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Former Chargers, Rice star Courtney Hall dead at 52". 247Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Obituary information for Courtney Ceaser Hall". www.chapmanfuneral.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall | US Courts - New York Eastern District". www.nyed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-10.