Harry Franklin "Cowboy" Hill (March 30, 1899 â February 3, 1966) was an American professional football tailback who played four seasons with the Toledo Maroons, Kansas City Blues/Cowboys and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
Harry Franklin Hill was born on March 30, 1899, in Pittsburg, Oklahoma. He attended Chickasha High School in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
He was a four-year letterman for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1918 to 1921.
Hill started all eight games for the Toledo Maroons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923, scoring three rushing touchdowns. The Maroons finished the season with a 3âÂÂ3âÂÂ2 record, tenth-place in the league standings.
He appeared in five games, starting four, for the NFL's Kansas City Blues in 1924. The next season, he played in eight games, starting five, for the newly-renamed Kansas City Cowboys and scored one rushing touchdown.
Hill finished the 1925 NFL season playing two games for the New York Giants during their inaugural season. He returned to the Giants the following year and played in 10 game, starting four, during the 1926 NFL season, recording two rushing touchdowns as the Giants finished with a 8âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 record, sixth place in the NFL.
Hill died on February 3, 1966, in Norman, Oklahoma.