W&M
#83 SR TE Garreth Hissong 6'3" 236 Hanover, PA Delone Catholic H.S.
JUNIOR YEAR (2009)
Missed entire season with an injury …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2008)
Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve tight end …
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2007)
Spent time as member of travel squad and saw limited game action on special teams ...
FRESHMAN YEAR (2006)
Redshirted as a scout team defensive lineman ... Earned scout team defensive player of the week honors in week four ...
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as an offensive and defensive lineman for coach Dennis Frew ... Earned all-district honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman in his senior season ... Posted 45 tackles, including 31 solo hits, to go along with five sacks, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery in his senior season ... Named team captain as a senior ... Listed as a Top-50 recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals.com ... Played two years of basketball and one year of baseball, before concentrating on football only during his junior and senior seasons ... Member of National Honor Society ... Rotary Club Student-Athlete of the Year ... Named student-athlete of the month by Rotary and Elks’ clubs ... Honor roll student ... Served as peer minister and Eucharistic minister ... Member of school’s Student Using Ethics Committee ... High School teammates with current Tribe offensive lineman Eric O’Brien ...
PERSONAL
Son of Greg Hissong and Trish Howser ... Uncle, Chris Donahue, played football at West Point (1988-91) ... Grandfather, Tom Donahue, played football at Wake Forest (1949-52) and professionally for the Chicago Cardinals (1953-55) and Philadelphia Eagles (1956) ... Cousin, Mike Reid, played football at Penn State (1966-69) and professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals (1970-75) ... Cousin, William Reid, graduated from W&M in 1992 ... Enjoys snowboarding and kayaking ... Majoring in finance with a concentration in entrepreneurship ... Born on October 31, 1987 in Chambersburg, Pa.