Fred Hill

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Fred Hill
Date of birth: August 13, 1943
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Career information
Position(s): Tight end
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 4 / Pick 48
Organizations
 As player:
1965
1965-1971		 Baltimore Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Frederick Gordon Hill (born August 13, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional American football player.

[edit] College Career

Hill played college football at the University of Southern California.

[edit] Professional Career

Hill was drafted 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.

In 1971, his three-year-old daughter Kim 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 first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia, which opened in 1974.

He currently owns McDonalds franchises in south Orange County, CA


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