Fred Hill Sr. (July 15, 1934 – March 2, 2019) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he served from 1984 through 2013. His teams earned 13 NCAA Division I baseball tournament bids at the school. Hill was also a head baseball and football coach for the Montclair State University Red Hawks in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. He compiled an overall college baseball coaching record of 1,089–749–9.
 Hill in 2013 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1934 |
| Died | March 2, 2019 (aged 84) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1953–1956 | Upsala |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1957 | Upsala |
| Baseball | |
| 1954–1957 | Upsala |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959–1965 | Clifford Scott HS (NJ) (assistant) |
| 1966–1969 | Clifford Scott HS (NJ) |
| 1970–1975 | Pequannock Township HS (NJ) |
| 1976–1982 | Montclair State |
| Baseball | |
| 1966–1970 | Clifford Scott HS (NJ) |
| 1977–1983 | Montclair State |
| 1984–2013 | Rutgers |
| 2015–2016 | Caldwell (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Kean (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–16–4 (college football) 1,089–749–9 (college baseball) 57–30–3 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | Football 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) Baseball 9–16 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 NJSAC (1978–1979, 1981–1982) Baseball 3 NJSAC 5 A-10 tournament 8 A-10 regular season 4 Big East regular season 3 Big East tournament | |
| Awards | |
| Baseball 3× ABCA East Region Coach of the Year 1998 Big East Coach of the Year 3× A-10 Coach of the Year 1983 NCAA Division III Coach of the Year | |
Coaching career
editMontclair State
editIn seven seasons as football head coach he compiled a record of 52–16–4, including four New Jersey State Athletic Conference titles. He also led them to the school's first 10-win season in 1981. As the Red Hawks' baseball coach, Hill went 148–91–1 in seven seasons. For his highly successful coaching efforts he was inducted into the Montclair State University Hall of Fame. His jersey number was also just the third to ever be retired at MSU, joining Sam Mills and Carol Blazejowski.
Rutgers
editHill served as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights head baseball coach, a position that he held since from the 1984 through 2013 seasons. He recorded a record of 941–658–7 at Rutgers alone and sent 72 different players in 30 years to professional baseball careers. When Hill announced his retirement prior to the start of the 2014 NCAA baseball season, his 1,089 career wins ranked him 11th in college baseball history. He was named the A-10 Coach of the Year three times and Big East Coach of the Year once.
Caldwell
editHill was hired as an assistant coach of the Caldwell University Cougars baseball program in 2015, a position he stayed in for two seasons.
Kean
editIn 2017, Hill joined Kean University's baseball staff as an assistant coach.
Personal life
editHill's son, Fred Hill, was the Scarlet Knights men's basketball head coach. His brother is Brian Hill, a former assistant coach with the NBA's Detroit Pistons. He resided in Verona with his wife Evelyn of more than 50 years. He had 6 children (Nancy, Linda, Tracey, Karen, Jimmy and, Fred); Hill also had 12 grandchildren (Jessica, Danielle, Steven, Brian, James, Natalie, Andrew, Caroline, Nicholas, Alexandra, Giselle, and Giancarlo). Fred Hill, Sr. attended Clifford Scott High School in East Orange, NJ. He also attended Upsala College and graduated in 1957. Fred Hill, Jr. attended Verona High School. Hill died on March 2 at the age of 84.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair State Indians (New Jersey State Athletic Conference) (1976–1982) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Montclair State | 4–5–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1977 | Montclair State | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1978 | Montclair State | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | Montclair State | 8–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | Montclair State | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1981 | Montclair State | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 1982 | Montclair State | 8–0–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Montclair State: | 52–16–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 52–16–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
College baseball
editBelow is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair State Indians (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1977–1983) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Montclair State | 17–12 | 9–3 | ||||||
| 1978 | Montclair State | 21–12 | 8–1 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1979 | Montclair State | 17–15 | 8–2 | ||||||
| 1980 | Montclair State | 19–14 | 9–6 | ||||||
| 1981 | Montclair State | 18–10 | 6–4 | ||||||
| 1982 | Montclair State | 25–14–1 | 8–2 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1983 | Montclair State | 31–14–1 | 10–2 | College World Series | |||||
| Montclair State: | 148–91–2 | 58–20 | |||||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1984–1991) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Rutgers | 13–21 | 4–7 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 1985 | Rutgers | 25–15 | 6–6 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1986 | Rutgers | 28–18 | 9–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1987 | Rutgers | 36–14–1 | 11–4–1 | 1st (East) | A–10 Tournament | ||||
| 1988 | Rutgers | 38–21–1 | 14–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1989 | Rutgers | 34–18 | 14–2 | 1st (East) | A–10 tournament | ||||
| 1990 | Rutgers | 37–19 | 14–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1991 | Rutgers | 33–24–2 | 11–5 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1992 | Rutgers | 32–17 | 14–2 | 1st (East) | A–10 tournament | ||||
| 1993 | Rutgers | 38–17 | 14–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1994 | Rutgers | 28–19 | 15–4 | 3rd | A–10 tournament | ||||
| 1995 | Rutgers | 28–29 | 13–11 | 4th | A–10 tournament | ||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big East Conference) (1996–present) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Rutgers | 32–21–1 | 15–7–1 | 2nd (National) | Big East tournament | ||||
| 1997 | Rutgers | 28–24 | 13–11 | 2nd (National) | Big East tournament | ||||
| 1998 | Rutgers | 33–16 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1999 | Rutgers | 37–21 | 19–7 | 2nd | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2000 | Rutgers | 40–18 | 18–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Rutgers | 42–17 | 18–8 | 2nd | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Rutgers | 35–22 | 15–11 | T–3rd | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Rutgers | 37–22 | 19–6 | 1st | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Rutgers | 30–23 | 13–11 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | Rutgers | 32–21 | 12–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2006 | Rutgers | 29–28–1 | 13–14 | 6th | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Rutgers | 42–21 | 20–7 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Rutgers | 23–29 | 11–16 | T–9th | |||||
| 2009 | Rutgers | 22–31 | 8–19 | 11th | |||||
| 2010 | Rutgers | 30–26 | 15–12 | 6th | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Rutgers | 20–30 | 11–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2012 | Rutgers | 31–25 | 16–11 | 5th | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Rutgers | 28–30 | 14–10 | 5th | Big East tournament | ||||
| Rutgers: | 941–658–7 | 406–239–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 1089–749–9 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Sargeant, Keith (February 3, 2019). "Rutgers baseball legend Fred Hill dead at 84". nj.com.
- ^ "2012 Rutgers Baseball Media Guide". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers Sports Information. pp. 66–69. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). pp. 15–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". BigEast.org. pp. 60–66. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big East Baseball Championship Tournament Central". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.