Kent Hill

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Kent Hill
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Kent Hill at a Rams-Falcons game, 1982
No. 72
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1957-03-07) March 7, 1957 (age 66)
Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College: Georgia Tech
NFL Draft: 1979  / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:132
Games started:114
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Kent Angelo Hill (born March 7, 1957) [1] is an American former professional footalll player who was an offensive lineman for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft. [2] He was named to five Pro Bowls in the NFL.

Following retirement from professional football, Hill was director of student athlete development at Georgia Tech from 1989 to 1998. In later years he was a corporate personnel development consultant. [3]

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References

  1. "Kent Hill Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. Ledman, Gary (16 January 1980). "Kent Hill: Lone rookie starter didn't have a choice". Evening Independent . p. 1C. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. Williams, Jack. "Hall of Famer Kent Hill still in playing shape". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.