Bob Hill (American football)

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]

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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

References

  • 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

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2013-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillBo20.htm
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