#4 Chase Hilgenbrick: Retired to become a Catholic priest
Chase Hilgenbrick began his professional career in Chile as a defender after being undrafted by the MLS. While in Chile, he often visited churches to be connected spiritually and remind him of his childhood spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown.
He was then drafted into the MLS and made a few appearances for New England Revolution. His mind thoug,h was never in the game and he felt the pull of something greater – his religion. At 26, he retired from football and joined the Catholic Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland to become a priest.
Father Chase is currently posted at St John's Catholic Newman Center at Champaign, Illinois.
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