Career
Lillie was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Brought up in Ralph, Lillie attended the University of Alabama, in the 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships Lillie captured the 400-m title with a 1st-place finish in an indoor collegiate record-setting time of 51.23s. Lillie now resides in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is employed by the Tuscaloosa City Police Department.