Randal Hill
{{Short description|American football player and politician (born 1969)}}
{{For|the Texas businessman and race team owner|Randy Hill}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Randal Hill
| number = 81, 89
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|9|21}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = Miami Killian (Kendall, Florida)
| college = Miami (FL)
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 23
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins (1991)
- Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1991|1994}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1997}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1998}})*
| highlights =
- 2× National champion (1987, 1989)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 262
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 3,849
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 14
| pfr = HillRa00
}}
Randal "Thrill" Hill (born September 21, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 through 1997. He played for the Miami Dolphins, Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals, and New Orleans Saints. After his playing career, Hill ran in the 2016 election for the United States House of Representatives in {{ushr|FL|24}}.
Football career
Hill graduated from Miami Killian High School in Kendall, Florida, where he played for the school's American football team as a cornerback. He attended the University of Miami, and played college football for the Miami Hurricanes football team. At Miami, he became a wide receiver.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19870921&id=Gf0lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5086,5873837&hl=en|title=Randal Hill|work=The Miami News|via=Google News Archive Search|access-date=July 7, 2015}} {{Dead link|date=March 2021}} In his Hurricanes' career, Hill had 107 receptions for 1,643 yards with 11 touchdowns, and returned 54 kickoffs for an average of 21.6 yards per return.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19910421&id=6PZTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D40DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6566,2332089&hl=en |title=Either Carroll or Hill would give Miami deep threat |access-date=12 March 2021}}
The Miami Dolphins selected Hill in the first round, with the 23rd overall selection, of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19910422&id=6fZTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D40DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1891,3241941&hl=en|work=The News|via=Google News Archive Search |title=Dolphins believe 'Thrill' is back in attack |access-date=July 7, 2015}} Hill missed four weeks of training camp in a contract dispute, before he signed with the Dolphins, reportedly for $2 million. After the first game of the 1991 season, with Dolphins coach Don Shula believing that Hill was not ready to play, the Dolphins traded Hill to the Phoenix Cardinals for a first round pick in the 1992 NFL draft.{{cite news|title=Cardinals need speed, so Miami gives 'em Hill for top draft pick|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=886&dat=19910904&id=329LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vH0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2221,957463&hl=en|work=The Prescott Courier|via=Google News Archive Search|access-date=July 7, 2015}} Hill caught 43 passes for 495 yards and one touchdown in 1991, had 58 receptions for 861 yards in 1992, and recorded 35 receptions for 519 yards with four touchdowns in 1993.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=894&dat=19940710&id=20cOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uX0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2817,1068457&hl=en |title=Cards'climb could start with Hill |work=The Daily Courier |date=10 July 1994}} He played with the Cardinals through the 1994 season, and then returned to Miami for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. He spent the 1997 season with the New Orleans Saints. He led the Saints with 55 receptions for 761 yards. He signed with the Chicago Bears for the 1998 season,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=894&dat=19980812&id=dvkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eU0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5849,1603911&hl=en |work=The Daily Courier |title=Bears sign Randal Hill; Emmitt impressive in scrimmage |via=Google News Archive Search|access-date=July 7, 2015}} but did not make the team.
Hill was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentary The U, which premiered December 12, 2009 on ESPN.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| rowspan="2" | 1991 | MIA
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||
| PHO
| 15 || 4 || 43 || 495 || 11.5 || 31 || 1 | |||||||
| 1992 | PHO
| 16 || 14 || 58 || 861 || 14.8 || 49 || 3 | ||||||
| 1993 | PHO
| 16 || 8 || 35 || 519 || 14.8 || 58 || 4 | ||||||
| 1994 | ARI
| 14 || 14 || 38 || 544 || 14.3 || 51 || 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | MIA
| 12 || 0 || 12 || 260 || 21.7 || 58 || 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | MIA
| 14 || 5 || 21 || 409 || 19.5 || 61 || 4 | ||||||
| 1997 | NOR
| 15 || 15 || 55 || 761 || 13.8 || 89 || 2 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| | 103 | 60 | 262 | 3,849 | 14.7 | 89 | 14 |
= Playoffs =
Career after football
After his football career ended, Hill worked for the Sunrise, Florida, police department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. He then became an agent for United States Customs.{{cite web |url=http://www.lostlettermen.com/feature-miamis-randal-thrill-hill-goes-from-hot-dog-to-federal-agent/ |title=Miami's Randal "Thrill" Hill: Hot Dog To Federal Agent |publisher=lostlettermen.com |access-date=August 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007060919/http://www.lostlettermen.com/feature-miamis-randal-thrill-hill-goes-from-hot-dog-to-federal-agent/ |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
In July 2015, Hill declared that he would run in the Democratic Party primary election against incumbent U.S. Representative Frederica Wilson in the 2016 election to represent {{ushr|FL|24}} in the House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2015/07/former-dolphins-player-and-federal-agent-randal-hill-to-run-against-us-rep-frederica-wilson.html|title=Former Dolphins player and federal agent Randal Hill to run against U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson – Naked Politics|work=Miami Herald|access-date=July 7, 2015}} Wilson defeated Hill.{{cite news |url=http://www.local10.com/news/elections/frederica-wilson-beats-randal-hill-for-district-24-position |title=Frederica Wilson beats Randal Hill for District 24 position |website=local10.com |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=12 March 2021 }}
Personal life
Hill lives in Davie, Florida, with his wife, an internal medicine doctor.
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References
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