Hicham El-Mashtoub

Hicham El-Mashtoub (Arabic: هيتشام ال ماشتوبي; May 11, 1972 – September 16, 2021) was a Lebanese-born Canadian gridiron football center who played two seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft and by the Edmonton Eskimos in an opening bonus round of the 1995 CFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Arizona and attended Saint-Maxime high school in Montreal, Quebec, where he was raised.^[1] El-Mashtoub was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, where he played one season. He died of cancer in September 2021, at the age of 49.^[2][3]

Hicham El-Mashtoub

No. 60
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1972-05-11)May 11, 1972 Beirut, Lebanon
Died:	September 16, 2021(2021-09-16) (aged 49) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:	Laval (QC) Saint-Maxime
College:	Arizona
NFL Draft:	1995 / Round: 6 / Pick: 174
CFL Draft:	1995 / Round: Bonus / Pick: 5
Career history
Houston Oilers (1995–1996) Edmonton Eskimos (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References

1. "HICHAM EL-MASHTOUB". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
2. Former Arizona lineman Hicham El-Mashtoub, 49, reportedly passes away
3. "CFL Alumnus Hicham El-Mashtoub Passes". CFLAA. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

External links

• Just Sports Stats