Simmie Hill
Personal information | |
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Born | Midland, Pennsylvania | November 14, 1946
Died | July 14, 2013 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Midland (Midland, Pennsylvania) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1969: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 1969–1974 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 54, 34 |
Career history | |
1969 | Los Angeles Stars |
1969–1970 | Miami Floridians |
1971–1972 | Dallas Chaparrals |
1972–1973 | San Diego Conquistadors |
1973–1974 | San Antonio Spurs |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Simmie Hill Jr. (November 14, 1946 – July 14, 2013[1]) was an American professional basketball player. At 6'7", he played the forward position.[2]
Born in Midland, Pennsylvania, Hill attended Midland High School, where he starred on the school's basketball team alongside Norm Van Lier. During his senior year, Hill scored 652 points and led the Midland Leopards to the Pennsylvania State Championship. He spent his college career at Wichita State University (where he played on the freshman team as first year students were not eligible to play varsity basketball at that time), Cameron Junior College and West Texas State University, and after his senior year was named a first team All American by The Sporting News. Hill then played four seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Stars, Miami Floridians, Dallas Chaparrals, San Diego Conquistadors, and San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 9.7 points per game in his ABA career.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Basketball Reference
- Simmie Hill at the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame
- 1946 births
- 2013 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Cameron Aggies men's basketball players
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Dallas Chaparrals players
- Delaware Blue Bombers players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Los Angeles Stars draft picks
- Los Angeles Stars players
- Miami Floridians players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Sportspeople from Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- San Antonio Spurs players
- San Diego Conquistadors players
- Small forwards
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes basketball players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs