Boyd Hill
Biographical details | |
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Born | Harlem, Illinois, U.S. | September 16, 1878
Died | December 31, 1908 Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 30)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1904 | Central State Normal |
1905 | Haskell |
1906–1907 | Oklahoma A&M |
Basketball | |
1907–1908 | Oklahoma A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 9–16–4 (football) 2–3 (basketball) |
Boyd Almon Hill (September 16, 1878 – December 31, 1908) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central State Normal School—now known as the University of Central Oklahoma—in 1904, the Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University—in 1905, and Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater—from 1906 to 1907, compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–16–4. Hill was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M for one season in 1907–08, tallying a mark of 2–3.
Hill was born on September 16, 1878, in Harlem, Illinois and graduated from high school in Belvidere, Illinois. He entered the United States Military Academy in 1899, but left in 1902 due to illness. Hill moved to Beaver County, Oklahoma in 1903 and then to Edmond, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Central State Normal School in 1905. He died of meningitis on December 31, 1908, at his home in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[1][2][3][4]
Head coaching record
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[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Bowl/playoffs | ||||||
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Central State Normal (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
1904 | Central State Normal | 2–3 | |||||||
Central State Normal: | 2–3 | ||||||||
Haskell Indians (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
1905 | Haskell | 5–4–1 | |||||||
Haskell: | 5–4–1 | ||||||||
Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
1906 | Oklahoma A&M | 1–4–2 | |||||||
1907 | Oklahoma A&M | 1–5–2 | |||||||
Oklahoma A&M: | 2–9–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 9–16–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary of Boyd A. Hill". Orange and Black. Stillwater, Oklahoma. December 1908. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Obituary of Boyd A. Hill (continued)". Orange and Black. Stillwater, Oklahoma. December 1908. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Death Of Boyd Almon Hill". The Stillwater Democrat. Stillwater, Oklahoma. January 7, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Memorial Held For Boyd Hill". Republican-Northwestern. Belvidere, Illinois. January 26, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
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