Jack Hill (gridiron football)

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Jack Hill
Profile
Position Wide receiver, placekicker
Personal information
Born(1932-10-17)October 17, 1932
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 2005(2005-09-26) (aged 72)
Kaysville, Utah, U.S.
Career information
College Utah State University
NFL draft 1956: 13 / Pick 151
(By the Baltimore Colts)th round
Career history
1957–1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1961 Denver Broncos
Awards and highlights
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Jack "the Deacon" Hill was an American professional football player 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]

References

  1. CFLAPEDIA entry: Jack Hill
  2. Jack Hill - Saskatchewan Roughriders Ottawa Citizen, October 9, 1959
  3. Jack Hill Needs 26 for Record Edmonton Journal, October 22, 1958
  4. Remember Jack Hill, McNamara, Benson? The Leader-Post, September 21, 1967
  5. Jack Hill Remembers The Leader-Post, October 23, 1982