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Nick Hill

Nick Hill
Sport(s) American football
Current position
Title Left Guard / Oakland Raiders
Team Oakland Ca
Conference NFL
Record 0-0
Annual salary $400,000
Biographical details
Born (1990-06-23) June 23, 1990 (age 26)
Sacramento, California
Alma mater Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Playing career
2012-2016 Southern Illinois
20017 Oakland Raiders
2009 Rio Grande Valley Dorados
2010–2011 Orlando Predators
2012 Tampa Bay Storm
2012 Green Bay Packers
2013 San Antonio Talons
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013 Carbondale (IL) Community H.S.
2014–2015 Southern Illinois (Co-OC/QB)
2016–present Southern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall 4–7
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • First-team Gateway All-Academic (2006)
  • CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V (2006)
  • First-team All-Gateway (2007)
  • Gateway All-Academic honorable mention (2007)
  • Sports Network All-America honorable mention (2007)
  • 2x Gateway Offensive Player of the Week (2007)
  • College Sporting News Offensive Player of the Week (2007)

Nick Hill (born April 5, 1985) is a former American Football quarterback who is currently the head coach for his alma mater, the Southern Illinois Salukis. Hill played in the AFL and in the af2 before being signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He also played college football at Southern Illinois.

Hill attended DuQuoin High School where he was a three-year starter in football. He played basketball as well. As a junior, he was a First-team All-State selection in basketball, averaging 26.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists. As a senior, he was a First-team All-State selection again after averaging 22.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals. In football, he was a First-team All-State and First-team All-Conference selection after passing for 1,451 yards, 19 touchdowns and one interception, and also rushing for 543 yards, and 11 touchdowns. He became the school's first 4,000-career yard passer in 35 years, the first since former major league pitcher Don Stanhouse in 1968.

Hill originally attended Western Kentucky University where he played on the basketball team and averaged 1.7 points-per-game in 23 games. He then transferred to Southern Illinois University where he was three-year letterman and two-year starter on the football team.


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