John Hill (American football)

For others in American football with this name, see John Ethan Hill and Tye Hill.

John Stark Hill (April 16, 1950 – October 21, 2018) was an American professional football center and offensive tackle for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lehigh University graduating with a degree in engineering.^[1] He was selected by the Giants in the sixth round of the 1972 NFL draft.

John Hill

No. 52, 62
Position:	Center, Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1950-04-16)April 16, 1950 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	October 21, 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 68) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Franklin (NJ)
College:	Lehigh
NFL draft:	1972: 6th round, 132nd pick
Career history
New York Giants (1972–1974) New Orleans Saints (1975–1984) San Francisco 49ers (1985)
Career highlights and awards
New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame New Orleans Saints 50th Anniversary Team First-team Little All-American (1971) Lehigh Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 177 Games started: 147 Fumble recoveries: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Hill played most of his career (138 games in 10 seasons) with the Saints and currently sits at 20th on the club's All-Time Games Played list.^[2] He was named to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame^[3] in 1992, and has been named to the team's All-25th, All-40th, All-45th, All-50th Anniversary Teams.^[4][1][5][6]

After leaving football, he became a State Farm insurance agent in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[7] Hill died of pancreatic cancer on October 21, 2018.^[8]