William A. Hillman was a

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player for

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and an executive with the

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College football

Hillman attended Minden High School. He was a center for the

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which went 10–0 and was selected as national champion by the National Championship Foundation. He backed up Robert L. Stovall. Hillman scored a touchdown in the game against Texas A&M. He was selected All-Southern by

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of the '' Memphis Commercial Appeal'' in 1908.

References

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