Jimmy Hill (American football)
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 22, 1928 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | August 29, 2006 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Booker T. Washington (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Sam Houston State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1955: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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James Hill Jr. (July 22, 1928 – August 29, 2006), nicknamed "Iron Claw", was an American professional football cornerback who played for the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He ended his career with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL). He was a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback. He did not have high interception totals during his career because quarterbacks avoided throwing to his side of the field. He had a three-season span of not giving up a single passing touchdown. In the early 1960s, he was considered among the best cornerbacks in the NFL.