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Madre Hill grew up in Malvern, Arkansas, where he began playing organized football at an early age. Even before Hill reached high school, leagues were instituting rules in order to keep things fair for his opponents. While playing youth football in the Wilson Intermediate Football League, Hill gained
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was created that limited Hill to three touchdowns if his team was ahead by more than fourteen points. The rule came to be known as the "Madre Hill Rule", but had been out of use for many years until the league re-instated it in 2011 to respond to the abilities of Demias Jimerson, who was dominating
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Hill was named to the Arkansas Razorbacks All-Decade Team for the 1990s, and finished his Razorback career with 2,407 yards rushing, tenth place all-time at the university. His 25 rushing touchdowns are sixth in school history, and he is also eleventh in 100-yard rushing games, with eight. Local
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34–3. Hill left the game after suffering his first knee injury on the opening drive. He tried to return later in the game but was unable to run the ball. It was later determined that Hill had suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The 1995 Hogs finished 8–5 after losing to
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on December 5, 2015. Hill was one of nine former University of Arkansas student-athletes who were inducted as members of the 2017 class of the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor that September. Hill was also inducted into the
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in 2019. He is generally considered the best running back of the 1990s for the Razorbacks, and one of the greatest high school running backs in Arkansas high school football history.
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As a freshman, Hill ran for 351 yards on 74 carries (4.7 avg.), and tied a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the
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After playing for the Raiders, Madre Hill returned to the University of Arkansas, where he served as a graduate assistant to head football coach
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Circle of Champions Player of the Year for Arkansas, and closed his high school career with 3 All-State and All-District selections.
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a reputation for scoring practically every time he touched the ball, causing scoring in games to get out of hand. As a result a
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that season, with Hill leading the Thunder in rushing with 31 yards on 8 attempts and catching 4 passes for 35 yards.
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during the 2006 season. In 2011 Hill founded RazorClean Inc., a management, supply, and contracting company.
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as running backs coach. The Gamecocks finished the 2005 season with a 7–5 record and were invited to the
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as one of fifteen SEC Football Legends, and was honored with rest of the class before 2015
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Hill waves while being honored as an SEC Football Legend on the field at Razorback Stadium
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Hill's performance with the Berlin Thunder earned him a free agent contract with the
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to paint two Razorback football players running behind a herd of charging
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in 1999, returning 8 kicks for 137 yards. Hill spent the 2000 season on
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National High School Player of the Year, and was named All-American by
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in 2002, where he was part of the active roster for the Raiders in
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from 1994–98, missing the 1996 and 1997 seasons due to tearing the
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painting of Hill running behind Burlsworth currently hangs in the
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in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Hill led the Razorbacks to the
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for the second time by each publication. Hill was also a
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The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010.
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Halfback
Malvern, Arkansas
Malvern (AR)
Arkansas
1999
Cleveland Browns
1999
2000
Berlin Thunder
2001
San Diego Chargers
2001
Oakland Raiders
2002
Arkansas
South Carolina
FIU
All-SEC
1995
KR
PFR
American football
running back
Oakland Raiders
National Football League
University of Arkansas
bylaw
Malvern High School
Reebok

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