Fred Hill (American football)

Fred Hill
No. 86
Hill in 1972
Born: (1943-08-13) August 13, 1943 (age 81)
Paramount, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Tight end
Wide receiver
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
CollegeUSC
AFL draft1965, Round: 16, Pick: 123
Drafted byOakland Raiders[1]
NFL draft1965, Round: 4, Pick: 48
Career history
As player
1965Baltimore Colts
1965–1971Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Games played83
Starts20
Receiptions85
Receiving yards1,005 (11.8 average)
Touchdowns0

Frederick Gordon Hill (born August 13, 1943) is a former professional American football player.

College career

Hill played college football at the University of Southern California (USC)

Professional career

Hill was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1965 NFL draft but was soon traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he played at tight end from 1965 through 1971.

Personal life

In 1971, his five-year-old daughter Kim (August 11, 1966 – March 5, 2011) was diagnosed with leukemia. His teammates, general manager Jim Murray, and team owner Leonard Tose rallied around the family. In the aftermath of her successful treatment, the team in 1972 initiated the Eagles Fly for Leukemia philanthropic program, and Hill, Murray, and teammates co-founded the very first Ronald McDonald House, which opened in Philadelphia in 1974. Kim Hill died in 2011.[2]

Hill was also active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[3]

Hill owns several McDonald's franchises in south Orange County, California.

References

  1. ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Mello, Michael (March 5, 2016). "Kim Hill, 43, inspired charity". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Jim Gallagher (ed.), 1972 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, 1972; p. 24.
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