John Hill (American football)
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| Position: | Center, Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | April 16, 1950 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | October 21, 2018 (aged 68) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Franklin (NJ) | ||||||
| College: | Lehigh | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1972 / Round: 6 / Pick: 132 | ||||||
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John Stark Hill (April 16, 1950 – October 21, 2018) was an
1972 NFL Draft
by the New York Giants.
John Hill played most of his career (138 games in 10 seasons) with the Saints and currently sits at 20th on the club's All-Time Games Played list.[2] He was named to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame[3] in 1992, and has been named to the team's All-25th, All-40th, All-45th, All-50th Anniversary Teams.[4][5][6][7]
After leaving football, he became a State Farm insurance agent in Raleigh, North Carolina.[8] John Hill died of pancreatic cancer on October 21, 2018.[9]
References
- ^ https://engineering.lehigh.edu/alumni/john-hill
- ^ "Center John Hill, member of New Orleans Saints all-50th team, dies".
- ^ Hall of Fame
- ^ "Lehigh - John S. Hill".
- ^ https://engineering.lehigh.edu/alumni/john-hill
- ^ "Hall of Fame member and two sport standout John Hill '72 passes away". 25 October 2018.
- ^ "All 50th Saints Team | Saints 50".
- ^ "Center John Hill, member of New Orleans Saints all-50th team, dies".
- ^ Trahan, Ken (October 23, 2018). "Saints Hall of Fame center John Hill dead at 68". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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