John Hill (American football)
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| Positions | 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: 6th round, 132nd overall pick | ||||||||
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John Stark Hill (April 16, 1950 – October 21, 2018) was an American professional football center and offensive tackle for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lehigh University graduating with a degree in engineering.[1] He was selected by the Giants in the sixth round of the 1972 NFL draft.
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][1][5][6]
After leaving football, he became a State Farm insurance agent in Raleigh, North Carolina.[7] Hill died of pancreatic cancer on October 21, 2018.[8]
References
- ^ a b "John Hill". Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Center John Hill, member of New Orleans Saints all-50th team, dies".
- ^ |Saints Hall of Fame
- ^ "Lehigh - John S. Hill".
- ^ "Hall of Fame member and two sport standout John Hill '72 passes away". October 25, 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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