Terry Hoage Terrell Lee " Terry " Hoage ( born April 11 , 1962 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League ( NFL ) for thirteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s . Hoage played college football for the University of Georgia , and was recognized as an All - American . He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints , Philadelphia Eagles , Washington Redskins , San Francisco 49ers , Houston Oilers and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL . Early years . Hoage was born in Ames , Iowa . Terry moved to Huntsville , Texas in 1968 and attended elementary , intermediate and high school in Huntsville . In Jr High and High school he played Football , Basketball and ran track for five years and was a starter in football from his sophomore year through senior playing both ways , as quarterback and free safety . He was recognized on All Trinity Valley and All District for all three years . His academic standing was in the top five percent and took college prep courses all four years in High School . Although he was college material , only Georgia offered him football scholarship where became a starter in his sophomore year . Huntsville Independent School District 1976 - 1980 . College career . Hoage attended the University of Georgia , where he played for coach Vince Dooley ' s Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1980 to 1983 . As a junior and again as a senior , was a recognized as a consensus first All - American . Coach Dooley called Hoage " the best defensive player I ' ve ever coached and maybe the best one I ' ve ever seen . " He finished fifth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1983 . He graduated from Georgia in 1985 with a bachelor ' s degree in genetics with a 3 . 85 grade point average . Terry ' s college roommate , Mike Hubbard , became the first Republican Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives in 136 years . Professional career . Hoage was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round ( sixty - eight pick overall ) of the 1984 NFL Draft . His NFL career spanned 13 seasons and six teams : the New Orleans Saints , Philadelphia Eagles , Washington Redskins , Houston Oilers , San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals . His professional football career ended in 1996 . Life after football . After retiring from football , Hoage interned at Merrill Lynch , passed the Series 7 examination , and seemed on his way to a career in finance . However , as he would recall in a 2012 interview , " I absolutely hated it . The coat and tie . Going to the office . It didn ' t fit my personality at all . " He and his wife Jennifer , along with their two children , then moved to Phoenix , where he started a construction company , but were still not satisfied with their family life . They then moved to Templeton , California , a small Central Coast town . He had one further opportunity to become involved in the game , but turned down Jeff Fisher ' s offer of a coaching position with the Tennessee Titans . Hoage then began farming a small piece of land in the area . In 2002 , the Hoages discovered a vineyard in Paso Robles , California that had just come on the market . Terry called in Justin Smith , a friend and winemaker who would go on to produce a wine named by " Wine Spectator " as Wine of the Year , to evaluate the land . Yahoo ! Sports writer Adam Watson said that Hoage ' s involvement with Smith was " the equivalent of shopping for a computer with a young Bill Gates . " When Smith indicated that the property had world - class potential , the Hoages bought the property , moved onto it , and enlisted Smith to help them get started in the business . The association with Smith gave the Hoages credibility as they started their business , and they took over the winemaking in 2004 . They were named among the Top New California Wine Producers in 2008 by " Wine Spectator " . The vineyard is operated as Terry Hoage Vineyards and produces Rhone varietal wines . Hoage produces roughly 2 , 000 cases a year . The vineyard ' s first wine was The Hedge a Syrah . The " Hedge " refers both to a pruning technique and the fabled Hedges of the University of Georgia ' s Sanford Stadium . Hoage dedicated his first vintage of The Hedge to his former coach , Vince Dooley . Hoage ' s later wines have been marketed with names of a similar concept , playing off both his football and winemaking careers . " 46 " refers to the 46 defense created by Buddy Ryan , for whom Hoage played eight seasons , and Highway 46 , that runs into Paso Robles . " Skins " refers both to the Redskins and grape skins . " 5 Blocks " comes from Hoage ' s five blocked field goals at Georgia , plus the specific area of grapes used .