Jack Hill (Canadian football)

Jack Hill
Date of birth (1932-10-17)October 17, 1932
Place of birth Ogden, Utah
Date of death September 26, 2005(2005-09-26) (aged 72)
Place of death Kaysville, Utah
Career information
Position(s) Running Back, Kicker
College Utah State University
NFL draft 1956 / Round: 13 / Pick 151
(By the Baltimore Colts)
Career history
As player
1957-1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1961 Denver Broncos
CFL West All-Star 1958
Awards 1958 - Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy
Career stats

Jack "the Deacon" Hill was an award winning and all-star running back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League.[1]

Hill is from Ogden, Utah, graduated from Utah State University.[2] He joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1957, but his greatest year was 1958, when he was an all-star and scored a professional football record 145 points (16 touchdowns, 36 converts, 4 field goals and a rouge) and won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy.[3][4] He played 3 more seasons with the Green Riders, but was hampered by injuries. His contract was sold to the Denver Broncos in 1961, where he caught 4 passes in 14 games. He later owned a car dealership in Utah.[5]

References

  1. ↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Jack Hill
  2. ↑ Jack Hill - Saskatchewan Roughriders Ottawa Citizen, October 9, 1959
  3. ↑ Jack Hill Needs 26 for Record Edmonton Journal, October 22, 1958
  4. ↑ Remember Jack Hill, McNamara, Benson? The Leader-Post, September 21, 1967
  5. ↑ Jack Hill Remembers The Leader-Post, October 23, 1982
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