 Hill with Cleveland in 1979 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 2, 1947 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Riverdale Country (The Bronx, New York) | ||||||||
| College: | Yale | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 1 / pick: 24 | ||||||||
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Calvin G. Hill (born January 2, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Browns. He also played a season with The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL).
Hill was named to the Pro Bowl four times (1969, 1972, 1973, and 1974). In 1972, he became the first Cowboy running back to have a 1,000-yard rushing season (with 1,036 yards rushing); he repeated the feat in the following season with 1,142 yards rushing.
Yale University conferred Hill with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at its 2016 commencement. "You are a Yale legend" is the opening sentence of the citation honoring Hill.[1]