20 Facts About Drew Hill

Andrew Hill was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League.

Drew Hill was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1979 NFL draft.

Drew Hill returned 19 kicks for 570 yards for an NCAA-leading 30.0 average.

Drew Hill was drafted in the 12th round by the Los Angeles Rams in 1979 as the 328th pick of 330 players.

Drew Hill was utilized for kick returns in most of the games with occasional time at receiver.

Drew Hill saw limited action in the postseason for the Rams that year, which saw them advance all the way to Super Bowl XIV.

Drew Hill caught one pass for 28 yards in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Drew Hill was used selectively again in 1980, catching 19 passes for 416 yards with two touchdowns while returning 43 kicks for 880 yards and a touchdown, which ended up being the only kick return touchdown of his career.

Drew Hill caught a total of 23 passes in the next two combined seasons for the Rams before missing the entire 1983 season due to injury; when he returned, he returned 26 kicks for 543 yards while catching 14 passes for 390 yards.

Drew Hill had another 1,000-yard season the following year with 65 catches on 1,112 yards.

Between 1985 and 1991, Drew Hill had over 900 receiving yards in each season while having five 1,000-yard seasons.

Drew Hill went to the Pro Bowl again in 1990 with 74 catches on 1,019 yards for five touchdowns.

Drew Hill closed out his career with Houston in 1991 with a career high 90 receptions for 1,109 yards.

When Drew Hill left the Oilers, he had the most receptions in franchise history with 480.

Drew Hill was later passed by his teammates Ernest Givins and Haywood Jeffires ; Hill ranks fourth in receptions along with second in yards to Givins and 3rd in touchdowns.

Drew Hill closed his career out in 1993 with 34 catches for 384 yards.

Drew Hill returned 172 kickoffs for 3,460 yards and one touchdown.

An artist claiming to be Drew Hill was arrested and is currently serving time for armed robbery in the Los Angeles Men's Central Jail.

The real Drew Hill was alerted to it by fans and the Los Angeles Times debunking the stories and the impersonator in 2010.

Drew Hill died in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19,2011, at the age of 54, after two massive strokes.