Eddie Hill (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 13, 1957 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 23, 2025 (aged 67) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hillsboro (Nashville) | ||||||||
| College: | Memphis | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979: 2nd round, 54th pick | ||||||||
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Eddie Wayne Hill (May 13, 1957 – February 23, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. Hill was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft.
Hill was traded from the Rams to the Dolphins in 1981.[1]
Personal life and death
On March 30, 1989, Hill was arrested for possession of cocaine, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The next day, he was released on a US$1000 bond.[2]
Hill had four children: Valencia, Quadtrine, Blaize, and Kyra.
In later years, Hill had remitting brain cancer. He also believed that he had CTE, a neurodegenerative head injury, but he did not regret having played football.[3] Hill died on February 23, 2025, at the age of 67.[4]
References
- ^ "The Los Angeles Rams traded reserve running back Eddie".
- ^ James, Sallie (April 1, 1989). "HILL ARRESTED ON COCAINE CHARGES". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Perkins, Chris (May 10, 2017). "Ex-Dolphins aware of peers' declining health but say they don't typically discuss such ailments". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Eddie Hill, former Dolphins running back, dies at 67