Fred Hill (coach)

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. He earned 13 NCAA 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.

Fred Hill
Hill in 2013
Biographical details
Born(1934-07-15)July 15, 1934
DiedMarch 2, 2019(2019-03-02) (aged 84)
Playing career
Football
1953–1956Upsala
Basketball
1953–1957Upsala
Baseball
1954–1957Upsala
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1959–1965Clifford Scott HS (NJ) (assistant)
1966–1969Clifford Scott HS (NJ)
1970–1975Pequannock Township HS (NJ)
1976–1982Montclair State
Baseball
1966–1970Clifford Scott HS (NJ)
1977–1983Montclair State
1984–2013Rutgers
2015–2016Caldwell (assistant)
2017–2019Kean (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall52–16–4 (college football)
1,089–749–9 (college baseball)
57–30–3 (high school football)
TournamentsFootball
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

Montclair State

In 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

Hill 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

Hill was hired as an assistant coach of the Caldwell University Cougars baseball program in 2015, a position he stayed in for two seasons.

Kean

In 2017, Hill joined Kean University's baseball staff as an assistant coach.

Personal life

Hill's son, Fred Hill, was the Scarlet Knights men's basketball head coach. His son is now the assistant coach for Seton Hall men's basketball. His brother is Brian Hill, an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. 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, 2019 at the age of 84.[1]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Montclair State Indians (New Jersey State Athletic Conference) (1976–1982)
1976 Montclair State 4–5–14–12nd
1977 Montclair State 6–43–23rd
1978 Montclair State 8–25–01st
1979 Montclair State 8–1–14–0–11st
1980 Montclair State 8–25–12nd
1981 Montclair State 10–26–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1982 Montclair State 8–0–26–01st
Montclair State: 52–16–4
Total:52–16–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

College baseball

Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Montclair State Indians (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1977–1983)
1977 Montclair State 17–129–3
1978 Montclair State 21–128–1NCAA Regional
1979 Montclair State 17–158–2
1980 Montclair State 19–149–6
1981 Montclair State 18–106–4
1982 Montclair State 25–14–18–2NCAA Regional
1983 Montclair State 31–14–110–2College World Series
Montclair State: 148–91–258–20
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1984–1991)
1984 Rutgers 13–214–74th (East)
1985 Rutgers 25–156–63rd (East)
1986 Rutgers 28–189–21st (East)NCAA Regional
1987 Rutgers 36–14–111–4–11st (East)A–10 Tournament
1988 Rutgers 38–21–114–21st (East)NCAA Regional
1989 Rutgers 34–1814–21st (East)A–10 Tournament
1990 Rutgers 37–1914–21st (East)NCAA Regional
1991 Rutgers 33–24–211–51st (East)NCAA Regional
1992 Rutgers 32–1714–21st (East)A–10 Tournament
1993 Rutgers 38–1714–61stNCAA Regional
1994 Rutgers 28–1915–43rdA–10 Tournament
1995 Rutgers 28–2913–114thA–10 Tournament
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big East Conference) (1996–present)
1996 Rutgers 32–21–115–7–12nd (National)Big East Tournament
1997 Rutgers 28–2413–112nd (National)Big East Tournament
1998 Rutgers 33–1617–31stNCAA Regional
1999 Rutgers 37–2119–72ndBig East Tournament
2000 Rutgers 40–1818–51stNCAA Regional
2001 Rutgers 42–1718–82ndBig East Tournament
2002 Rutgers 35–2215–11T–3rdBig East Tournament
2003 Rutgers 37–2219–61stBig East Tournament
2004 Rutgers 30–2313–115th
2005 Rutgers 32–2112–125th
2006 Rutgers 29–28–113–146thBig East Tournament
2007 Rutgers 42–2120–7T–1stNCAA Regional
2008 Rutgers 23–2911–16T–9th
2009 Rutgers 22–318–1911th
2010 Rutgers 30–2615–126thBig East Tournament
2011 Rutgers 20–3011–1611th
2012 Rutgers 31–2516–115thBig East Tournament
2013 Rutgers 28–3014–105thBig East Tournament
Rutgers: 941–658–7406–239–2
Total:1089–749–9

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. Sargeant, Keith (February 3, 2019). "Rutgers baseball legend Fred Hill dead at 84". nj.com.
  2. "2012 Rutgers Baseball Media Guide". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers Sports Information. pp. 66–69. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. "2012 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). pp. 15–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  4. "2012 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". BigEast.org. pp. 60–66. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  5. "2012 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  6. "2012 Big East Baseball Championship Tournament Central". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  7. "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
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