Bill Hill (American football)

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Bill Hill
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1959-04-21) April 21, 1959 (age 65)
Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school: Howell (NJ)
College: Rutgers
Undrafted: 1981
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Player stats at PFR

William Hill (born April 21, 1959) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at the Rutgers University.

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Early years

Hill attended Howell High School, where he played football and baseball. As a sophomore in 1974, he was named the starting running back. As a senior, he received All-Monmouth honors.

He recorded more than 1,000 rushing yards in three straight seasons, finishing his high school career with 3,147 rushing yards, 228 scored points and a punting average of 41.3 yards. [1]

College career

Hill accepted a football scholarship from the University of Virginia. He left the school after suffering an injury and enrolled at Brookdale Community College to focus on playing baseball. As a sophomore in 1979, he received honorable-mention All-American honors as an outfielder and was selected by the New York Mets in the 16th round (#392 overall) of the 1979 Amateur Entry Draft.

After participating one season in the New York–Penn League, he walked-on at Rutgers University, to practice football under head coach Frank R. Burns. [2] In his only season with the team in 1980, he played cornerback, while registering 37 tackles, one interception, one carry for 13 yards and 8 kickoff returns for 177 yards (22.1-yard avg.).

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Hill was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns after the 1981 NFL Draft. [3] He was released before the start of the season.

New Jersey Generals (USFL)

On January 15, 1985, he signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. He was later released and re-signed on March 21. [4] He started in some of the games at cornerback. [5] He didn't get a chance to play in 1986 after the league folded.

Dallas Cowboys

After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed to be a part of the Dallas Cowboys replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. [6] He was the backup at right cornerback behind Robert Williams in two games. He started the fifth game against the Washington Redskins at right cornerback. He was released after the strike ended on October 26. [7]

Personal life

Hill was a football head coach at Toms River High School South, Asbury Park High School, [8] and Howell High School. As of 2024, Hill has earned a record of 19-50 as a head football coach.

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References

  1. ↑ "Greatest running backs ever at the Jersey Shore" . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brookdale Athletics Hall Of Fame Class of 2015" . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Scarlet Knights in the NFL Draft" . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The New Jersey Generals rearranged their player roster Thursday..." Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bill Hill Profile" . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
  7. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Asbury Park Bishops 2014 Preview" . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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