Hill played college football at the University of Southern California (USC).

He chose to join the Eagles, with whom he played at tight end and wide receiver from 1965 through 1971.

His teammates, general manager Jim Murray, and team owner Leonard Tose rallied around the family.

In the aftermath of her successful treatment, the team in 1972 initiated the Eagles Fly for Leukemia philanthropic program, and Hill, Murray, and teammates co-founded the very first Ronald McDonald House, which opened in Philadelphia in 1974.

[4] Hill owns several McDonald's franchises in south Orange County, California.