Biographical details | |
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Born | Granger, Texas, U.S. | March 23, 1907
Died | August 27, 1989 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 82)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1928–1931 | Centenary |
Position(s) | End[1] |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Baseball | |
1950–1974 | Houston |
Football | |
1949–1961 | Houston (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 343–325–5 (.513) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Lovette Lee Hill (March 23, 1907 – August 27, 1989) was an American football and baseball coach. He was the fourth head coach of the Houston Cougars baseball team from 1950 to 1974.[2] Hill holds the record for the longest serving head baseball coach in University of Houston history.[3] While at Houston, Hill compiled a 343–325–5 record with five first-place finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference. He guided the Cougars to their only two College World Series appearances, in 1953 and 1967. In 1967, his team was national runner-up.
From 1949 to 1961, Hill also served as an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars football team. He graduated in 1931 from Centenary College of Louisiana.