Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Former Jets offensive lineman Winston Hill dead at 74 (Yahoo Sports)

FILE- In this Sept. 2, 1973, file photo, New York Jets' Joe Namath (12) gets set to launch a delivery to Rick Caster as New Orleans Saints Billy Newsome (78) puts on the pressure and Jets' Winston Hill (75) blocks. Hill, a durable Pro Bowl offensive tackle who helped protect Joe Namath on the way to the New York Jets' Super Bowl victory in 1969, has died. He was 74. The team announced Tuesday, April 26, 2016, that Hill died in his adopted hometown of Denver. (AP Photo, File)

Winston Hill, a durable All-Pro offensive tackle who played 15 seasons and helped protect Joe Namath on the way to the New York Jets' Super Bowl victory in 1969, has died. The team announced Tuesday night that Hill, a member of the Jets' inaugural Ring of Honor class in 2010, died in his adopted hometown of Denver. Hill also was selected in 1970 for the AFL's all-time second team.


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