Mack Lee Hill

Mack Lee Hill
Born	(1940-08-17)August 17, 1940 Quincy, Florida
Died	December 14, 1965(1965-12-14) (aged 25) Kansas City, Missouri
Position(s)	Fullback
College	Southern
AFL Draft	1964 / Round : Free Agent
Jersey #(s)	36
Career highlights
AFL All-Star	1964
Retired #s	Kansas City Chiefs #36
Statistics
Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1964-1965	AFL Kansas City Chiefs

Mack Lee Hill (August 17, 1940 – December 14, 1965) was an American college and professional football player. He played running back at Southern University and for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs for two seasons (1964–65), before dying while undergoing knee surgery, days after a game against the Buffalo Bills.^[1]

He made the Chiefs' roster in 1964 as a rookie free agent out of Southern and wound up as the team's second-leading rusher that season with 567 yards and four touchdowns on 105 carries. He played in the AFL All-Star Game after his rookie campaign. He gained 627 yards, second-most on the team, in 1965, even though he did not complete the season, dying after the 12th game. He was nicknamed "The Truck."

Hill tore a ligament in his right knee during a game against the Bills, forcing him to undergo season-ending surgery on that knee. He was still on the operating table when his temperature suddenly spiked to 108 degrees, triggering severe convulsions. He died of hyperthermia.^[1][2]

Through Hill's inspiration, the Chiefs created the Mack Lee Hill Award, which is given each season to the team's most outstanding rookie. His #36 jersey has been retired.

He had a son, Marzell Hill.

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

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v t e Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame 1970: Lamar Hunt 1971: Mack Lee Hill 1972: Jerry Mays 1973: Fred Arbanas 1974: Johnny Robinson 1975: Chris Burford 1976: E.J. Holub 1977: Jim Tyrer 1978: Mike Garrett 1979: Len Dawson 1980: Bobby Bell 1981: Buck Buchanan 1982: Otis Taylor 1984: Ed Budde 1985: Willie Lanier 1986: Emmitt Thomas 1987: Hank Stram 1988: Jerrel Wilson 1989: Ed Podolak 1990: Jim Lynch 1991: Abner Haynes 1992: Jan Stenerud 1993: Sherrill Headrick 1994: Jack Rudnay 1995: Curtis McClinton 1996: Deron Cherry 1997: Dave Hill 1998: Art Still 1999: Lloyd Burruss 2000: Christian Okoye 2001: Derrick Thomas 2002: John Alt 2003: Gary Spani 2004: Joe Delaney 2005: Jack Steadman 2006: Neil Smith 2007: Albert Lewis 2008: Curley Culp 2009: Nick Lowery 2010: Marty Schottenheimer 2011: Kevin Ross 2012: Will Shields

v t e Kansas City Chiefs Retired Numbers #3 Jan Stenerud #16 Len Dawson #18 Emmitt Thomas #28 Abner Haynes #33 Stone Johnson #36 Mack Lee Hill #58 Derrick Thomas #63 Willie Lanier #78 Bobby Bell #86 Buck Buchanan

Persondata
Name	Hill, Mack Lee
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 17, 1940
Place of birth	Quincy, Florida
Date of death	December 14, 1965
Place of death	Kansas City, Missouri