Jack Hill | |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1932 |
Birth Place: | Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kaysville, Utah, U.S. |
Position1: | Running Back, Kicker |
College: | Utah State University |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1956 |
Nfldraftedround: | 13 / Pick 151 (By the Baltimore Colts) |
Playing Years1: | 1957–1961 |
Playing Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Years2: | 1961 |
Playing Team2: | Denver Broncos |
Cflwestallstar: | 1958 |
Awards: | 1958 - Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy |
Databasefootball: | HILLJAC01 |
Jack "the Deacon" Hill was an American running back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League.[1]
Hill is from Ogden, Utah, graduated from Utah State University.[2] He joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1957, but his greatest year was 1958, when he was an all-star and scored a professional football record 145 points (16 touchdowns, 36 converts, 4 field goals and a rouge) and won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy.[3] [4] He played 3 more seasons with the Green Riders, but was hampered by injuries. His contract was sold to the Denver Broncos in 1961, where he caught 4 passes in 14 games. He later owned a car dealership in Utah.[5]