Bob Hill (American football)

Bob Hill
No. 7, 9
PositionGuard
Personal information
BornApril 2, 1892
Smethport, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 28, 1942(1942-12-28) (aged 50)
Niagara Falls, New York
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeCarlisle
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Haskell Hill (April 2, 1892 – December 28, 1942), aka War Horse, was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 season. That season, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in Marion, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Hill was a member of the Mohawks.[1][2]

References

  • Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. [Mount Gilead, OH]: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
  • Uniform Numbers of the NFL

Notes

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Bob Hill Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.