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Calvin Hill
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| Calvin Hill | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 2, 1947 |
| Place of birth |  Baltimore, Maryland |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Yale |
| NFL Draft | 1969 / Round 1/ Pick 24 |
| Pro Bowls | 4 |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1969-1974 1975 1976-1977 1978-1981 |
Dallas Cowboys The Hawaiians (WFL) Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns |
Calvin Hill (born January 2, 1947 in the Turners Station neighborhood of Dundalk, Maryland) is a retired American football running back who had a 12-year NFL career from 1969 to 1981. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns. In 1975 he moved to the WFL to play for The Hawaiians.
He was named to the Pro Bowl team 4 times (1969, 1972, 1973 and 1974).
He was also, in 1972, the first Dallas Cowboy running back to have a 1,000 yard rushing season (with 1036 yards rushing); he repeated the feat in the following season with 1142 yards rushing.
Before his professional career, Hill attended Yale University, where he led, along with Brian Dowling, the 1968 Yale team that was undefeated [and untied] until the last game of the season, a 29-29 tie with Harvard. (Harvard trailed Yale 29-13 late in the game, but came back to score two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions, inspiring the Harvard Crimson to print the headline "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29.")
At Yale, Hill was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Prior to matriculating at Yale, he attended Riverdale Country School in New York. His wife Janet Hill, is a graduate of Wellesley College, where she shared a suite with Hillary Rodham Clinton. They are the parents of current NBA player Grant Hill.
| Preceded by Dick Anderson Bob Johnson Donna A. Lopiano Donald A. Schollander Stan Smith Wyomia Tyus |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 1994 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Lee Evans Calvin Hill William C. Hurd Leroy Keyes Jim Ryun |
Succeeded by Lesley Bush Larry Echohawk Kwaku Ohene-Frempong Bob Lanier Mike Phipps Mike Reid |
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