Harlon Hill

Receptions:	233
Receiving yards:	4,717
Receiving touchdowns:	40

Harlon Hill
	Hill on a 1955 Bowman football card
No. 87, 82
Position:	End
Personal information
Born:	May 4, 1932; Killen, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	March 21, 2013 (aged 80); Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lauderdale ; (Rogersville, Alabama)
College:	Florence State (1950–1953)
NFL draft:	1954 / Round: 15 / Pick: 174
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1954–1961); Pittsburgh Steelers (1962); Detroit Lions (1962);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Most Valuable Player (1955); 2× First-team All-Pro (1955, 1956); Second-team All-Pro (1954); 3× Pro Bowl (1954–1956); 2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1954, 1955); 100 greatest Bears of All-Time;
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	233
Receiving yards:	4,717
Receiving touchdowns:	40
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Harlon Junius Hill (May 4, 1932 – March 21, 2013) was an American professional football end who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hill played for the Chicago Bears, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Detroit Lions. He was the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1954 and winner of the Jim Thorpe Trophy as the NFL Player of the Year in 1955. The Harlon Hill Trophy, named in his honor, is awarded annually to the nation's best NCAA Division II football player. After his playing career, he became a coach and educator.

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