Background
Hill grew up in Gary, Indiana, and enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1953.
Hill grew up in Gary, Indiana, and enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1953.
University of Michigan.
He played professional football for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He also played college football for the University of Michigan from 1954 to 1956 and was selected as the most valuable player on the 1956 Michigan Wolverines football team He played on the all-freshman team in 1953 and was a backup player for the 1954 team
As a junior, Hill started all nine games at left guard for the 1955 Michigan Wolverines football team
The team finished the season with a 7-2 record and was ranked Number. 12 and Number. 13 in the final Associated Press and United Press International polls.
As a senior, Hill again started all nine games at left guard for the 1956 Michigan team, and he was selected as that team"s most valuable player. The team compiled a 7-2 record and finished with a Number.
7 ranking in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls.
After the season was over, Hill was selected to play for the North team in the annual North-South Shrine Game at the Orange Bowl. In June 1957, Hill signed a contract to play for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. He played with the Alouettes during the part of the 1957 season.
Hill was cut by the Alouettes in September 1956, as he was preparing to enter the United States Army.