Winston Hill
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | October 23, 1941 | ||
| Place of birth: | Joaquin, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Date of death: | April 26, 2016 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||
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| College: | Texas Southern | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1963 / Round: 11 / Pick: 145 | ||
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Winston Hill (October 23, 1941 – April 26, 2016) was an American college and professional American football player.
Hill hailed from Joaquin, Texas. His father, Garfield Hill, served as principal of Weldon High School in Gladewater, Texas. Winston was a tennis champion in high school. He played both offensive and defensive line in college at Texas Southern University and was an All-American.
Hill was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1963, but signed as a free agent with New York’s American Football League franchise in the same year that they became the New York Jets, and went on to record the tenth-longest string of starts in pro football history at 174. As left offensive tackle for the Jets, he spent his career protecting Joe Namath's blind side and opening holes for the likes of Emerson Boozer, Matt Snell and John Riggins. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1964, 1967, 1968 and 1969, and a Pro Bowl selection in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Despite these achievements, he has yet to be inducted into or even nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He and Joe Namath joined the Los Angeles Rams in 1977; Namath retired after one season and Hill after three games.
Hill was an overpowering blocker who was instrumental in opening gaping holes for Jet running backs during the 1968 season, in which they won the Eastern division title with 11 wins and 3 losses and gained as a team 1608 yards rushing and 3574 yards passing. Hill also starred in the Third Professional AFL-NFL World Championship Game (Super Bowl III), as the Jets decimated the right side of the Baltimore Colts' defensive line with Ordell Braase at end against Hill and Fred Miller at tackle against Bob Talamini, so that Matt Snell gained 121 yards rushing in the Jets' 16–7 upset victory.
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