Hiram Eugene life and biography

Hiram Eugene is an American football free safety for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League.

PRO:
Athletic performer and proven special teams contributor who emerged as a starter at safety in 2008…Also started five games in the defensive backfield in 2007.

2008: Saw action in all 16 games…Started 10 games at FS…Collected 57 total tackles (46 solo)…Also contributed three passes defensed and one forced fumble…Had six tackles on special teams…(9/8) vs. DEN: Recorded one tackle and forced a fumble on special teams…(9/28) vs. SD: Collected a tackle on special teams…(10/12) @ NO: Tallied two special teams tackles…(10/19) vs. NYJ: Made first start at FS…Recorded four solo tackles…(10/26) @ BAL: Racked up seven total tackles (four)…(11/2) vs. ATL: Set a season high with nine total tackles (six)…(11/9) vs. CAR: Had one tackle and one pass defensed…(11/16) @ MIA: Made one solo tackle and had one assist…(11/23) @ DEN: Had two solo tackles…(11/30) vs. KC: Collected six total tackles…(12/4) @ SD: Tied a season high with nine total tackles and set one with eight solo stops…(12/14) vs. NE: Notched two special teams tackles…(12/21) vs. HOU: Had six solo tackles…(12/28) @ TB: Recorded two solo tackles and one assist…Had one pass defensed.

2007: Played in 16 games and started five…Finished the season with 31 total tackles…(9/9) vs. DET: Played S and recorded two tackles…(9/23) vs. CLE: Saw time at S and on special teams…Assisted on one tackle and made a special teams tackle…(9/30) @ MIA: Recorded one special teams tackle…(11/4) vs. HOU: Recorded one special teams tackle…(11/11) vs. CHI: Made one special teams tackle…(11/18) @ MIN: Played at S and on special teams…Recorded three tackles and one assist…(11/25) @ KC: Started at S and had four solo tackles…(12/2) vs. DEN: Started at S and recorded three tackles and an assist…(
12/9) @ GB: Started at S and had three solo tackles and three assists…(12/16) vs. IND: Played S and recorded one solo tackle and an assist…(12/23) @ JAX: Saw time at S…Had two solo tackles and an assist…(12/30) vs. SD: Started at S and assisted on one
tackle.

2006: Spent the majority of the season on the practice squad before being elevated to the active roster…(12/31) @ NYJ: Inactive...Played in NFL Europa in 2006 with the Berlin Thunder as defensive back and on special teams…2005: Assigned to practice squad after joining the Silver and Black following start of the regular season.

COLLEGE:
Recorded 29 tackles with a sack in 12 games as a senior at Louisiana Tech… Played two years at Pearl River Community College...Named second team All-South Division of the Mississippi Junior Colleges in 2002...Helped lead Pearl River to the 2002 South Division Championship.

PERSONAL:
Lettered three years at Jeanerette (La.) High School…Earned all-district and all-state honors in 1997 and 1999 at free safety and wide receiver...Was all-state in basketball and track and field (high jump and long jump) in 1999.

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