Hiram Eugene
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Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
 Eugene with the Oakland Raiders in 2008 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 24, 1980 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Jeanerette (LA) | ||||||||||||
| College | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Hiram Eugene (born November 24, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and played for the team for six seasons. He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
Eugene attended Louisiana Tech University for two years and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he recorded 29 tackles and a sack.
Professional career
Eugene went undrafted and signed with the Oakland Raiders practice squad in 2005. In 2007, Eugene was named the starter at safety after Stuart Schweigert played ahead.
In 2008, after Michael Huff was benched for poor tackling, Eugene was named the starter.
On March 9, 2011, Eugene signed a four-year contract keeping him with the Raiders.[2] He dislocated his hip in a pre-season game against the Arizona Cardinals and was required to get surgery.[3][4] As a result, he was then placed on injured reserve and missed the entire 2011 season
With another three years on his contract, the Raiders released Eugene on March 9, 2012.[5]