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Fred Hill

No. 86
Hill in 1972
Born:	(1943-08-13) August 13, 1943 (age 81) Paramount, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tight end Wide receiver
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
College	USC
AFL draft	1965, round: 16, pick: 123
Drafted by	Oakland Raiders
NFL draft	1965, round: 4, pick: 48
Career history
As player
1965	Baltimore Colts
1965–1971	Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1962) Second-team All-American (1964)
Career stats
Games played	83
Starts	20
Receiptions	85
Receiving yards	1,005 (11.8 average)
Touchdowns	0

Frederick Gordon Hill (born August 13, 1943) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.

College career

Hill played college football at the University of Southern California (USC)

Professional career

Hill was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1965 NFL draft but was soon traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he played at tight end from 1965 through 1971.

Personal life

In 1971, his five-year-old daughter Kim (August 11, 1966 – March 5, 2011) was diagnosed with leukemia. His teammates, general manager Jim Murray, and team owner Leonard Tose rallied around the family. In the aftermath of her successful treatment, the team in 1972 initiated the Eagles Fly for Leukemia philanthropic program, and Hill, Murray, and teammates co-founded the very first Ronald McDonald House, which opened in Philadelphia in 1974. Kim Hill died in 2011.

Hill was also active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Hill owns several McDonald's franchises in south Orange County, California.

References

1. "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
2. Mello, Michael (March 5, 2016). "Kim Hill, 43, inspired charity". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
3. Jim Gallagher (ed.), 1972 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, 1972; p. 24.

• 1943 births
• Living people
• American football tight ends
• American football wide receivers
• Baltimore Colts players
• Philadelphia Eagles players
• USC Trojans baseball players
• USC Trojans football players
• Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
• Baseball players from Los Angeles County, California
• 20th-century American sportsmen