33 Facts About Calvin Hill

Calvin G Hill was born on January 2,1947 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.

Calvin Hill played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Browns.

Calvin Hill played a season with The Hawaiians of the World Football League.

Calvin Hill was born on January 2,1947, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Calvin Hill was awarded a scholarship to attend the Riverdale Country School in The Bronx, New York before attending ninth grade.

Calvin Hill was introduced to organized football at Riverdale, where he was named the starting quarterback as a sophomore.

Calvin Hill was a highly touted high school football talent and an honors student at the secondary school.

Dowling could pass, and Calvin Hill could run, and both could catch passes.

Calvin Hill, who threw six halfback option passes for touchdowns at Yale, likened Dowling's athletic virtuosity to John Coltrane's musicality.

Calvin Hill was a subject, along with Dowling, of Garry Trudeau's "Bull Tales" cartoons in the Yale Daily News.

Calvin Hill was a sprinter and jumper for the Yale track team.

Calvin Hill holds the school record for the outdoor triple jump.

Calvin Hill completed his three-year varsity collegiate athletic career with 2527 all-purpose yards, 1,512 rushing yards from the line of scrimmage, 858 receiving yards, and 298 passing yards.

Calvin Hill was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1969 NFL draft.

Calvin Hill got his chance at playing halfback in the second exhibition game, because the team was experiencing problems at running back during that training camp.

Calvin Hill never relinquished the starting job and when the regular season started, even though he was a rookie, he became a dominant player in the league.

When it was later revealed that it was broken, Calvin Hill played the last 2 games with a broken toe that required an injection before every practice and game.

Calvin Hill finished his rookie season with 942 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns.

Calvin Hill received NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors.

The Cowboys selected Duane Thomas in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft, because the team was not confident that Calvin Hill had recovered during the off season.

Calvin Hill had complications from an infected blister in the same foot that kept him in the hospital for more than a month.

Calvin Hill missed six games and tried to play again in the NFC Championship, but hurt his knee again scoring a touchdown.

In 1972, after the Cowboys traded Thomas to the San Diego Chargers, Calvin Hill became the first running back in franchise history to surpass the 1,000 yard mark and proved he could still run the football.

Calvin Hill finished with 1,045 yards and a 4.2 yard average and six touchdowns.

Calvin Hill set a club record for receptions by a running back with 43.

Calvin Hill played in Dallas for six seasons, helping the Cowboys win Super Bowl VI and 2 NFC titles.

Calvin Hill had some superb years with the team, making four Pro Bowls and two All-Pro teams.

Calvin Hill played in three WFL games in 1975, carrying the ball 49 times for 218 yards and no touchdowns, before suffering a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

Calvin Hill played four seasons mostly as a third-down running back, before retiring at the end of the 1981 season.

Calvin Hill played in the NFL for 12 seasons, recording 6,083 rushing yards, 42 rushing touchdowns, 2,861 receiving yards and 23 receiving touchdowns.

Calvin Hill currently sits on the boards of several organizations, works as a corporate motivational speaker, and works for the Dallas Cowboys organization as a consultant who specializes in working with troubled players.

Calvin Hill has written several articles on sports and academia for national publications, makes appearances at university campuses and business firms, throughout the United States.

On May 23,2016, Calvin Hill received an honorary doctorate from Yale University.