David Earl Hill (born January 1, 1954) is a former professional

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in the

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. He played for twelve seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected to two

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s while playing for the Lions. He is the younger brother of former Green Bay Packers defensive back and longtime KCBS-TV sports anchor Jim Hill. He appears in the music video for the Dire Straits song, "

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", doing an end zone celebration while a member of the Detroit Lions. Hill also appeared in the 1986 Rams promotional video, ''Let's Ram It'', where he went by the name "Big Daddy Hill" and states that he likes to block, but doesn't want

Eric Dickerson Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Dickerson played college football for the Mustangs of Southern Meth ...

running over him.

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External links

NFL.com player page
1954 births Living people American football tight ends Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football players Detroit Lions players Los Angeles Rams players National Conference Pro Bowl players Players of American football from San Antonio {{Tightend-1950s-stub