Calvin Hill

  • 4x Pro Bowl selection (1969, 1972-1974 )
  • 2x All-Pro selection (1969, 1973)
  • NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1969 )
  • NFC Champion (1971 )
  • Super Bowl winner VI
  • Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame

Calvin G. Hill ( born January 2, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland ) is a former American professional American football player. He played as a running back in the National Football League ( NFL).

Origin

The father was a farmer of Hill and initially operated a farm in South Carolina. The family of Hill moved to Baltimore, where the father took a job as a construction worker. Later the family moved to New York City, where he attended high school. Although the family lived in modest circumstances, she tried Hill to study at a college allow.

Playing career

College

Hill studied at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It was initially planned that he is employed as a quarterback. Due to the competitive situation in college but he was already in use in his first year with the Yale Bulldogs as a running back. In addition to his football training operation Athletics Hill and received his degree in history.

NFL

Hill was selected in the first round to 24th place of the NFL Draft in 1969 by the Dallas Cowboys. In his first year, Hill was the head coach of the Cowboys, Tom Landry, used as starters. In 1971, Hill to move his team into the NFC Championship Game. Opponents of the Cowboys were the San Francisco 49ers. Hill succeeded in playing a touchdown and he contributed to 14:3 victory of his team in crucial. With the victory, Hill and his team in the Super Bowl could move, which was won with 24:3 against the Miami Dolphins. The following year, Hill was with 1036 yards, the first running back the Cowboys, who scored more than 1,000 yards space gain in a year. In 1973 he succeeded with 1142 yards again the jump over this hurdle. After a stint in the World Football League ( WFL ), he joined the Washington Redskins in 1976. From 1978 he played for four years with the Cleveland Browns. In 1981, he ended his career.

Sports official career

Immediately after his playing career Hill worked in the office of the Browns and dealt with the integration of players who struggled with addiction problems. From 1987 to 1994 he was vice - president of the Baltimore Orioles, a team from Major League Baseball ( MLB). Then he tried - unsuccessfully - along with investors a baseball team in Washington, DC to establish. In 1997 he returned to the Cowboys where he supervises since then, together with his wife Players who are in conflict with the law.

Honors

1969 Hill was elected to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He played four times in the Pro Bowl and was named twice to the All- Pro. He is a member of the Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame.

Off the pitch

Hill is the father of basketball player Grant Hill. 1970 students founded Yale University, an organization that operates a daycare center and a kindergarten in New Haven. Calvin Hill agreed that this organization bears his name.

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