Micah Hyde

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Micah Hyde (American football)

Micah Richmond Hyde (born December 31, 1990) is an American football free safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

Hyde was born in Fostoria, Ohio and attended Fostoria High School where he lettered in three sports: baseball, basketball and football. On the gridiron, he was a team captain during his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons with the team. As a junior, Hyde earned northern Ohio first-team honors as a quarterback, defensive back, and place kicker. He was also named honorable mention as a punter. He was additionally named a first team defensive back and quarterback in his senior year. He also earned first-team all-conference basketball and baseball honors and averaged 22 points a game in basketball during his time there. During his career, he had 165 tackles, eight interceptions and seven defended passes as a cornerback. As a quarterback, he had 549 rushing attempts for 3,443 yards and 46 touchdowns and also completed 606 out of 997 passes for 7,864 yards and 65 touchdowns. Hyde broke 17 school records, including those for touchdown passes in a season and a career.

Micah Hyde (footballer)

Micah Anthony Hyde (born 10 November 1974) is an English-born Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1993 to 2012.

He notably played for Watford and was part of the Hornets squad that played in the Premier League during the 1999–00 season. He made over 250 league appearances for the club between 1997 and 2004, having previously played for Cambridge United and Finnish club Euran Pallo. Following his departure from Watford he went on to play for Burnley and Peterborough United before slipping out of professional football in 2009 where he joined Conference Premier side Woking.

He briefly returned to the Football League with Barnet before returning to finish his career in Non-league with Billericay Town, Aveley and St Albans City. During his career he made 17 appearances for Jamaica, scoring once.

Hyde came out of retirement in January 2016 signing for Southern Football League side Ware, managed by Ken Charlery.

Club career

Born in Upton Park in the London Borough of Newham, he played for the youth team of Brimsdown Rovers alongside David Beckham. He joined Watford in 1997 after a move from Cambridge United. Having made well over 200 appearances for Watford, he was sold to Burnley in mid-2004, scoring on his debut against Sheffield United.