Jimmy Hill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jimmy Hill

English association football personality

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2015

Profession: association football manager, association football player, television presenter, sports commentator, trade unionist, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James William Thomas Hill, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English football professional and personality.
His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst and assistant referee. He began his playing career at Brentford in 1949, and moved to Fulham three years later.
As chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association, he successfully campaigned for an end to The Football League's maximum wage in 1961.
After retiring as a player, he took over as manager of Coventry City, modernising the team's image and guiding them from the Third to the First Division.
In 1967, he began a career in football broadcasting, and from 1973 to 1988 was host of the BBC's Match of the Day.