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Position: | End | ||||||
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Born: | Killen, Alabama, U.S. | May 4, 1932||||||
Died: | March 21, 2013 Florence, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 80)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Lauderdale (Rogersville, Alabama) | ||||||
College: | Florence State (1950–1953) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1954 / round: 15 / pick: 174 | ||||||
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Harlon Junius Hill (May 4, 1932 – March 21, 2013)[1] was an American professional football end who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hill played for the Chicago Bears, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Detroit Lions.[2] He was the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1954 and winner of the Jim Thorpe Trophy as the NFL Player of the Year in 1955.[2] The Harlon Hill Trophy, named in his honor, is awarded annually to the nation's best NCAA Division II football player.[3] After his playing career, he became a coach and educator.