Barry Hill (American football)
Born: | Eglin Air Force Base | January 26, 1953
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Died: | December 29, 2010 | (aged 57)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
College | Iowa State University |
Career history | |
As player | |
1975–1976 | Miami Dolphins |
Barry Hill is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for the Miami Dolphins.[1] Hill was drafted in the 5th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He enjoyed a successful rookie campaign, winning the teams' Tommy Fitzgerald Award as the outstanding rookie in training camp as well as being named the Outstanding Special Teams Player.
College[]
Barry Hill was a three-year letterman in college, playing cornerback and safety for the Cyclones from 1972-74.
Hill was generally regarded as the best athlete on the ISU campus after starring in football and basketball at Carver High School in Delray Beach, Fla. Hill turned down a basketball scholarship from Brown University.
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- 2010 deaths
- American football safeties
- Iowa State Cyclones football players
- Miami Dolphins players
- People from Okaloosa County, Florida
- Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida
- American football defensive back, 1950s birth stubs