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RIP Harlon Hill

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Mar 22, 2013.

  1. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    NFL Rookie of the Year in 1954, NFL MVP in 1955 and namesake of the Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. Died Thursday at age 80:

    http://timesdaily.com/stories/Harlon-Hill-dies,204144
     
    Steak Snabler, Mar 22, 2013
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  2. cyclingwriter

    cyclingwriter Active Member

    Fantastic player for too brief a time.
     
    cyclingwriter, Mar 22, 2013
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  3. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Still holds Bears records for receiving yards in a game (214) and TDs (4).
     
    YGBFKM, Mar 22, 2013
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  4. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    And the Truckers wrote a great song about him. Wait...not the same guy?
     
    Big Circus, Mar 22, 2013
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  5. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Haha. The first dozen times I listened to Decoration Day, I thought, "That has to be a coincidence, right?" Then I looked at the lyrics and saw it was Holland Hill.
     
    YGBFKM, Mar 22, 2013
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