David Earl Hill (born January 1, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for twelve seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected to two Pro Bowls while playing for the Lions. He is the younger brother of former Green Bay Packers defensive back and longtime KCBS-TV sports anchor Jim Hill. He appears in the music video for the Dire Straits song, "Walk of Life", doing an end zone celebration while a member of the Detroit Lions.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 1, 1954 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Highlands (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&I | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 2 / pick: 46 | ||||||||
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Hill also appeared in the 1986 Rams promotional video, Let's Ram It,[1] where he went by the name "Big Daddy Hill" and states that he likes to block, but doesn't want Eric Dickerson running over him.[2]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1976 | DET | 14 | 1 | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 24 | 5 |
| 1977 | DET | 14 | 11 | 32 | 465 | 14.5 | 61 | 2 |
| 1978 | DET | 16 | 16 | 53 | 633 | 11.9 | 32 | 4 |
| 1979 | DET | 16 | 15 | 47 | 569 | 12.1 | 40 | 3 |
| 1980 | DET | 16 | 16 | 39 | 424 | 10.9 | 29 | 1 |
| 1981 | DET | 15 | 15 | 33 | 462 | 14.0 | 34 | 4 |
| 1982 | DET | 9 | 8 | 22 | 252 | 11.5 | 27 | 4 |
| 1983 | RAM | 16 | 3 | 28 | 280 | 10.0 | 34 | 2 |
| 1984 | RAM | 16 | 16 | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 26 | 1 |
| 1985 | RAM | 16 | 16 | 29 | 271 | 9.3 | 37 | 1 |
| 1986 | RAM | 16 | 15 | 14 | 202 | 14.4 | 33 | 1 |
| 1987 | RAM | 12 | 12 | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 176 | 144 | 358 | 4,212 | 11.8 | 61 | 28 | ||
Playoffs
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1982 | DET | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 1 |
| 1983 | RAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 18 | 1 |
| 1984 | RAM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | RAM | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | RAM | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 18 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Rams". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1986. p. 129. Retrieved April 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ram IT (NFL Rams Football Team) Song". Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via YouTube.
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