Samuel Houston Hill (November 20, 1898 – March 14, 1978) was an
American football
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and
basketball
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coach.
Early life
Hill was born in
Ludlow, Illinois. He was the youngest of six children born to Harriet and William Hill.
Coaching career
Wichita State
Hill was the 14th head football coach for Fairmont College and the University of Wichita (now
Wichita State University
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) located in
Wichita, Kansas
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and he held that position for four seasons, from 1923 to 1924 and again from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 14–4–5. This ranks him ninth at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 14th at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage. Fairmount College became the Municipal University of Wichita in 1926.
Wesleyan
Hill also served as the head football coach at
Wesleyan University
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from 1925 to 1926, compiling a record of 5–10.
Later life and death
Hill was later director of labor relations for the truck division of
General Motors. He moved from
Royal Oak, Michigan
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Royal Oak is located along t ...
to retire in
Clearwater, Florida, where he lived for 12 years before dying on March 14, 1978.
Head coaching record
Football
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Sam H.
1898 births
1978 deaths
American football halfbacks
General Motors former executives
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People from Champaign County, Illinois
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