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Bob Hill (American football)

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Bob Hill
No. 7, 9
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:April 2, 1892
Smethport, Pennsylvania
Died:December 28, 1942(1942-12-28) (aged 50)
Niagara Falls, New York
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:Carlisle
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Robert Haskell Hill (April 2, 1892 – December 28, 1942), aka War Horse, was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 season. That season, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Hill was a member of the Mohawks.[1][2]

References[edit]

  • Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. [Mount Gilead, OH]: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
  • Uniform Numbers of the NFL

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Bob Hill Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.