Rod Hill

Rod Hill was a first round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1982 NFL college draft. Hill went on to have stints with the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and the Los Angelas Raiders, before being released by LA in August 1987.  Winnipeg signed Hill in May of 1988 and he played five seasons for hte Bombers.  It was a short, but highly successfull CFL career as Hill recorded 47 interceptions in those five years, returning two for touchdowns.  Hil also had five fumble recoveries, taking one of  those back for six points.  Hill also specialized in blocking kicks, with 8 blocked punts in his five years.  Hill was an East and CFL All-Star in both 1989 and 1990, years in which he had 12 interceptions.  Hill picked up his third East All-Star in his final season in 1992.

NFL Stats for Rod Hill

 

GP, Tackles, Knockdowns and Sacks
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
1988 WPG 18 42




0
1989 WPG 18 40




0
1990 WPG 18 31




0
1991 WPG 18 35 3 38 2 8
0
1992 WPG 18 39 0 39 0 0
0

 

Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
1988 WPG 7 54 7.7 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
1989 WPG 12 73 6.1 0 33 1 9 9 0 9
1990 WPG 12 138 11.5 0 30 1 25 25 1 25
1991 WPG 9 181 20.1 2 82 1 33 33 0 26
1992 WPG 7 36 5.1 0 25 2 15 7.5 0 15

 

Kickoff and Punt Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long PR Yds Avg TD Long
1988 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1990 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3
1992 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2

 

Blocked Kicks
Year Team BK BC BFG BP
1988 WPG 2 0 0 2
1989 WPG 2 0 0 2
1990 WPG 2 0 0 2
1991 WPG 1 0 0 1
1992 WPG 1 0 0 1

 

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