David Hill (tight end)

David Hill
No. 81
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1954-01-01) January 1, 1954 (age 70)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Highlands (San Antonio, Texas)
College:Texas A&I
NFL draft:1976 / round: 2 / pick: 46
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:358
Receiving yards:4,212
Receiving TDs:28
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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. 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.

Hill also appeared in the 1986 Rams promotional video, Let's Ram It,[1] 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.[2]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Receiving
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

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1982 DET 1 1 3 29 9.7 15 1
1983 RAM 2 1 3 25 8.3 18 1
1984 RAM 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 0
1985 RAM 2 2 1 3 3.0 3 0
1986 RAM 1 1 3 27 9.0 13 0
7 6 11 90 8.2 18 2

References

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  1. ^ "Rams". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1986. p. 129. Retrieved April 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ram IT (NFL Rams Football Team) Song". Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via YouTube.
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