| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-11-20)November 20, 1898 Ludlow, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1978(1978-03-14) (aged 79) Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1924 | Fairmount |
| 1925–1926 | Wesleyan |
| 1927 | Rollins |
| 1928–1929 | Wichita |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Fairmount |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1925 | Fairmount |
| 1927–1928 | Rollins |
| 1928–1930 | Wichita |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–29–5 (football) |
Samuel Houston Hill (November 20, 1898 – March 14, 1978) was an Americancollege football andcollege basketball coach and athletics administrator.[1][2]
Hill was born inLudlow, Illinois. He was the youngest of six children born to Harriet and William Hill.
Hill was the 14th head football coach for Fairmont College and the University of Wichita (nowWichita State University) located inWichita, Kansas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1923 to 1924 and again from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 14–4–5. This ranks him ninth at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 14th at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage. Fairmount College became the Municipal University of Wichita in 1926.[3]
Hill also served as the head football coach atWesleyan University from 1925 to 1926, compiling a record of 5–10.[4]
Hill was later director of labor relations for the truck division ofGeneral Motors. He moved fromRoyal Oak, Michigan to retire inClearwater, Florida, where he lived for 12 years before dying on March 14, 1978.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Wheatshockers(Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Fairmount | 2–4–2 | 2–2–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1924 | Fairmount | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Wesleyan Methodists(Independent)(1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Wesleyan | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1926 | Wesleyan | 3–5 | |||||||
| Wesleyan: | 5–10 | ||||||||
| Rollins Tars(Independent)(1927) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Rollins | 1–5 | |||||||
| Rollins: | 1–5 | ||||||||
| Wichita Shockers(Central Intercollegiate Conference)(1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Wichita | 3–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1929 | Wichita | 3–3–2 | 2–2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Fairmount/Wichita: | 14–14–5 | 11–10–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–29–5 | ||||||||
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