Early Years
Hill was a high school quarterback at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, where he followed in the footsteps of an earlier-day record passer, Gene Washington. Hill broke most of Washington's high school passing records, and then followed him to Stanford University, where he became a wide receiver, and then broke most of Washington's receiving records.
Hill ranks eleventh on Stanford's all-time list with 2,225 receiving yards. He also had 140 receptions.
Graduated from Stanford University with a 3.3 GPA in Political Science at the age of 20.
He was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
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