John Hill (American football) explained

John Hill
Number:52, 62
Position:Center,
Offensive tackle
Birth Date:April 16, 1950
Birth Place:East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:249
High School:Franklin (NJ)
College:Lehigh
Draftyear:1972
Draftround:6
Draftpick:132
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
  • New Orleans Saints 50th Anniversary Team
  • First-team Little All-American (1971)
  • Lehigh Hall of Fame
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:177
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:147
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:4
Pfr:H/HillJo20

John Stark Hill (April 16, 1950 – October 21, 2018) was an American football center and offensive tackle for the New York Giants, the New Orleans Saints, and the 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 drafted in the sixth round of the 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://engineering.lehigh.edu/alumni/john-hill
  2. Web site: Center John Hill, member of New Orleans Saints all-50th team, dies .
  3. https://www.saintshalloffame.com/our-inductees|Saints Hall of Fame
  4. Web site: Lehigh - John S. Hill .
  5. https://engineering.lehigh.edu/alumni/john-hill
  6. Web site: Hall of Fame member and two sport standout John Hill '72 passes away . 25 October 2018 .
  7. Web site: All 50th Saints Team | Saints 50 .
  8. Web site: Center John Hill, member of New Orleans Saints all-50th team, dies .
  9. Web site: Saints Hall of Fame center John Hill dead at 68 . Trahan . Ken . October 23, 2018 . Crescent City Sports . October 24, 2018 .