Perry Hills

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Perry Hills
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No. 11
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-21) April 21, 1993 (age 31) [1]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Pittsburgh (PA) Central Catholic
College: Maryland
Undrafted: 2017
Career highlights and awards
  • School single-game rushing record by a quarterback (2015)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2015)
  • ACC Rookie of the Week (2012)

Perry Hills (born April 21, 1993) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was the Terrapins starting quarterback for most of the 2012, 2015, and 2016 seasons. In 2015, Hills broke the school's single-game rushing record for a quarterback with 170 yards against No. 1 Ohio State.

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Early life

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Perry Hills attended Central Catholic High School, where he starred both on the gridiron and the wrestling mat. As a senior, Hills threw for over 2,000 yards, with 13 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions. Hills was also recognized as an all-state wrestler, winning the state title in his weight class. [2]

College career

Statistics

Maryland Terrapins
SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDINTRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2012 774–39716957.41,3367.987131.170−14-0.23
2013 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2014 2051050.0868.610155.23155.00
2015 982–69018050.01,0015.681396.91095354.93
2016 11116–512219761.91,4647.4124140.491931.04
Career 292612–1431455656.63,8877.02924123.82736292.310

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References

  1. Bracken, Matt (January 18, 2012). "Meet the Recruit: Terps quarterback commitment Perry Hills". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. "Perry Hills Biography". University of Maryland . Retrieved October 28, 2016.