- Mack Lee Hill
Infobox Pro Football player
Color=Red
Jersey=36
fontcolor=yellow
DateOfBirth=birth date|1940|8|17
Birthplace=Quincy, Florida
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1965|12|12|1940|8|17
Deathplace=Kansas City, Missouri
College=Southern
Position=Fullback
Stats=Y
Career Highlights=Y
AFLDraftedYear=1964
AFLDraftedRound= : Free Agent
Career Highlights=Y
AFLAllStar=1964
Retired #s=Kansas City Chiefs #36
years=1964-1965
teams=AFLKansas City Chiefs
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=HILLMAC01
PFR=HillMa00Mack Lee Hill (
August 17 ,1940 –December 12 ,1965 ) was an American college and professional football player. He playedrunning back atSouthern University and for theAmerican Football League 'sKansas City Chiefs for two seasons (1964-65), before dying while undergoing knee surgery, days after a game against theBuffalo Bills .He made the Chiefs' roster in 1964 as a rookie free agent out of Southern and wound up as the team's second-leading rusher that season with 567 yards and four touchdowns on 105 carries. He played in the AFL All-Star Game after his rookie campaign. He gained 627 yards, second-most on the team, in 1965, even though he did not complete the season, dying after the 12th game. He was nicknamed "The Truck." His number 36 is retired.
Through Hill's inspiration, the Chiefs created the Mack Lee Hill Award, which is given each season to the team's most outstanding rookie.
He had a son, Marzell Hill.
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