Barry Hill is a former professional

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player who played

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for the

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1975 NFL Draft The 1975 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1975, at the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartko ...

. He enjoyed a successful rookie campaign, winning the teams' Tommy Fitzgerald Award as the outstanding rookie in training camp as well as being named the Outstanding Special Teams Player.

College

Barry Hill was a three-year letterman in college, playing cornerback and safety for the Cyclones from 1972-74. Hill was generally regarded as the best athlete on the ISU campus after starring in football and basketball at Carver High School in Delray Beach, Fla. Hill turned down a basketball scholarship from Brown University.

References

1953 births 2010 deaths American football safeties Iowa State Cyclones football players Miami Dolphins players People from Okaloosa County, Florida Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida {{Defensiveback-1950s-stub