Dan Hill (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Player of American football
Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1917
Place of Birth: Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 24-Aug-1989
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Dan Hill (American football)
- Dan "Tiger" Hill (March 8, 1917 - August 24, 1989) was a former football player.
- Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he played center and linebacker for the 1936-1938 Duke Blue Devils football teams.
- He was All-Southern Conference in 1936 and 1938, and All-American in 1938.
- He was co-captain of the 1938 "Iron Dukes", which did not allow a point during the regular season and lost the 1939 Rose Bowl 7-3.
- That season, he finished 10th in the Heisman voting and was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962, and into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
- In 2014, ESPN named Hill's 1938 season the best individual season by a Duke football player.After playing, he served as assistant athletic director at Duke until 1953.
- The school awards a "Dan 'Tiger' Hill Award" to the school's top offensive lineman.
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