David Hill (tight end)
American football player (born 1954)
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David Earl Hill (born January 1, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for twelve seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams.[1] He was selected to two Pro Bowls while playing for the Lions. He is the younger brother of former Green Bay Packers defensive back and longtime KCBS-TV sports anchor Jim Hill. He appears in the music video for the Dire Straits song, "Walk of Life", doing an end zone celebration while a member of the Detroit Lions.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | January 1, 1954 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Highlands (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Texas A&I | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976: 2nd round, 46th overall pick | ||||||||
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Hill also appeared in the 1986 Rams promotional video, Let's Ram It,[2] where he went by the name "Big Daddy Hill" and states that he likes to block, but doesn't want Eric Dickerson running over him.[3]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1976 | DET | 14 | 1 | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 24 | 5 |
| 1977 | DET | 14 | 11 | 32 | 465 | 14.5 | 61 | 2 |
| 1978 | DET | 16 | 16 | 53 | 633 | 11.9 | 32 | 4 |
| 1979 | DET | 16 | 15 | 47 | 569 | 12.1 | 40 | 3 |
| 1980 | DET | 16 | 16 | 39 | 424 | 10.9 | 29 | 1 |
| 1981 | DET | 15 | 15 | 33 | 462 | 14.0 | 34 | 4 |
| 1982 | DET | 9 | 8 | 22 | 252 | 11.5 | 27 | 4 |
| 1983 | RAM | 16 | 3 | 28 | 280 | 10.0 | 34 | 2 |
| 1984 | RAM | 16 | 16 | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 26 | 1 |
| 1985 | RAM | 16 | 16 | 29 | 271 | 9.3 | 37 | 1 |
| 1986 | RAM | 16 | 15 | 14 | 202 | 14.4 | 33 | 1 |
| 1987 | RAM | 12 | 12 | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 176 | 144 | 358 | 4,212 | 11.8 | 61 | 28 | ||
