George Hypolite

George Hypolite [hip-puh-light] (born August 1, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Colorado.

George Hypolite
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-01) August 1, 1987
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
College:Colorado
Position:Defensive tackle
Undrafted:2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2007)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2008)
Career NFL statistics
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Player stats at NFL.com

College career

While playing for Colorado, He was given the nickname "The Rabid Goldfish" because Colorado alumnus Trey Parker (as Cartman) was announcing the starting lineup names and called Hypolite "The Rabid Goldfish."

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Hypolite signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 26. He was waived by the team on July 23 when the team signed defensive tackle Montavious Stanley.

Carolina Panthers

Hypolite was signed by the Carolina Panthers on August 5, 2009, after defensive tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu suffered as season-ending injury. He finished his stint with the Panthers by being terminated from the practice squad on September 22, 2009.

Post-retirement

Hypolite earned a juris doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2014 and became an assistant city attorney with the City and County of Denver.

In August 2023, Hypolite was appointed Pueblo, Colorado city attorney by Mayor Nick Gradisar. Previously, he was a transportation law attorney in the state attorney general's office.[1]

References
  1. Winfrey, Anna Lynn (August 10, 2023). "Meet George Hypolite, former CU football star and Pueblo's new city attorney". The Pueblo Chieftain. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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