- Madre Hill
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Name=Madre Hill
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1976|1|2
Birthplace=Forth Braggs, North Carolina
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Height_ft=6
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Weight_lbs=205
Position=Running back
number=--34
College=Arkansas
DraftedYear=1999
DraftedRound=7 / Pick 207
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Awards= 1st Team All-SEC, 1995
Honors= University of Arkansas All-Decade Team, 1990's
Retired #s=2003
School Records= Most rushing touchdowns in a game (6); most rushing yards in a season (1,387) - (1995-2007)12 years held the record.
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years=1999-2000
2001
2002
teams=Cleveland Browns Berlin Thunder , (NFL Europe)
San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders
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HOF=Madre Hill (born
January 2 ,1976 inMalvern, Arkansas ) is a former American footballrunning back , playing last for theOakland Raiders of theNational Football League . Considered one of the greatest running backs to come out of the University of Arkansas, Hill was named 1st Team All-SEC in 1995 and was named to the Razorbacks' All-time team for the 1990s. He formerly held the all-time season rushing record for Arkansas high schools and for the Arkansas Razorbacks.High school career
Hill rushed for a then-state record 6,008 yards for Malvern High School and 68 touchdowns. As a senior Hill ran for a state record 2863 yards. http://www.nflhs.com/stateStories.aspx?id=10580] ] ] ) [ [http://www.ahsaa.org/Record%20Book%20-%20Football.pdf http://www.ahsaa.org/Record%20Book%20-%20Football.pdf] ] and led Malvern to a Class AAA State Championship in 1993, running for over 200 yards in the title game. Following his senior year Hill was named
Reebok National High School Player of the Year, and was named All-American by "USA Today " and "Blue Chip Illustrated" for the second time by each publication. Hill was also aGatorade Circle of Champions Player of the Year for Arkansas and closed his high school career with 3 All-State and All-District selections [ [http://www2.jsonline.com/packer/stat/apr99/rb-hill.asp http://www2.jsonline.com/packer/stat/apr99/rb-hill.asp] ] .College career
Hill played collegiately for the
Arkansas Razorbacks from 1994-98, missing the 1996 and 1997 seasons due to tearing theanterior cruciate ligament in each knee.1994 Season
As a freshman, Hill ran for 351 yards on 74 carries (4.7 avg.), and tied a school record with a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the
LSU Tigers .1995 Season
In 1995, Hill was named 1st team All-
Southeastern Conference (SEC), setting single game school records for rushing attempts (45 against Auburn) and rushing touchdowns (6 against South Carolina) and held the school's single season record for rushing attempts (307) and rushing yards (1,387) for 12 years (1995-2007). Hill led the Razorbacks to theSEC Championship Game that season, where they were defeated by Florida 34-3. Hill suffered his first knee injury in that game versus the Gators. The 1995 Hogs finished 8-5 after losing to North Carolina in the Carquest Bowl, without Hill.1998 Season
In 1998, Hill came back from a two year absence to finish second on the team with 669 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on 160 carries (4.2 avg.), helping the Razorbacks to a 9-3 record and a first place tie for the SEC West Division title with the
Mississippi State Bulldogs , in head coachHouston Nutt 's first season (Hill's coach from 1994 through 1997 wasDanny Ford ). Arkansas would lose to Michigan (led byTom Brady ) in theCitrus Bowl on January 1, 1999.Hill was named to the Arkansas Razorbacks All-Decade Team for the 1990s, and finished his Razorback career with 2,407 yards rushing, good enough for a top ten spot all-time at the university [ [http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/40494.pdfATCLID=530225&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100 http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/40494.pdfATCLID=530225&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100] ] . Artist
Nancy Couch was commissioned by then-athletic director Frank Broyles to paint two Razorback football players running behind a herd of chargingrazorbacks . For the players Houston Nutt choseBrandon Burlsworth and Madre Hill. The original 8" X 16"oil on canvas painting of Hill running behind Burlsworth currently hangs in theBroyles Athletic Center at theUniversity of Arkansas . [ [http://www.chargingrazorbacks.com/ Painting of Burlsworth and Hill] ]Professional career
Hill was drafted by the
Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the1999 NFL Draft . Selected with the first pick of the seventh round, Hill was drafted ahead of players such asChris Akins and futurePro Bowl erDonald Driver . Hill played two seasons with the Browns, playing five games as akick returner in 1999, returning 8 kicks for 137 yards. Hill spent the 2000 season oninjured reserve .In 2001, Hill played in
NFL Europe for theBerlin Thunder , running for 388 yards (5.6 avg.), catching 15 passes for 295 yards (19.7 avg.), returning 7 kicks for 98 yards and scoring four touchdowns (2 rushing, 2 receiving) [ [http://www.hworth.net/nflel/indexNFLEL.html http://www.hworth.net/nflel/indexNFLEL.html] ] . The Thunder wonWorld Bowl IX that season, with Hill leading the Thunder in rushing with 31 yards on 8 attempts and catching 4 passes for 35 yards [ [http://touchdownclaymores.com/worldbowl/winners/2001.php http://touchdownclaymores.com/worldbowl/winners/2001.php] ] .Hill's final professional season was with the
Oakland Raiders in 2002, that year'sSuper Bowl runner-up. Hill played mostly on special teams for the Raiders.Coaching career
After going to the
Super Bowl with the Raiders, he returned to the University of Arkansas, where he served as a graduate assistant in 2004. In 2005, Hill was hired bySteve Spurrier at theUniversity of South Carolina as running backs coach. The Gamecocks finished the season with a 7-5 record and were invited to theIndependence Bowl . Madre left South Carolina after the 2005 season.The 2006 season saw Hill coaching running backs at
Florida International University forDon Strock . Following the season, Strock resigned, and Hill was not retained along withDon Strock staff by incoming head coachMario Cristobal External links
* http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/40494.pdf?ATCLID=530225&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100ą
* http://www.ahsaa.org/docs/08SportsRecBook.pdf
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