Darryl Hill (football player)

Darryl Hill (football player)

Darryl Andre Hill (born October 21, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a former American college football player.

Hill would become a pioneer in that he would break the color barrier at many of the schools he attended, beginning in high school when he enrolled at Gonzaga College High School. After attending a year at Xavier University, Hill transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he would become their first African-American football player, and would catch passes from a future pro football great, quarterback Roger Staubach. In 1962, Hill would transfer once again, this time to the University of Maryland, where he would not only become the first African-American football player at the school, but also the first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Today, Hill is a fundraiser for the University of Maryland.

External links

* [http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102506aad.html Barriers made to be broken]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A54031-2004Jan27?language=printer Black Man on a White Field]
* [http://www.thehistorymakers.com:9100/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=713&category=sportsMakers Biography at The HistoryMakers.com]


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