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University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame

Darryl Hill

Darryl Hill

  • Class
    1964
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Football

Inducted 2008

  • Changed the course of intercollegiate athletic history for both Maryland and the ACC
  • First African-American to play Division I football South of the Mason-Dixon Line and in the ACC
  • After a long career in business, became a Maryland Athletics fundraiser
  • Scored the winning touchdown in 1963 against an undefeated Air Force team on the final play of the game
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