Grant Hill became a household name for college basketball fans when he rose to national prominence as a contributing member of the Duke University Blue Devils basketball program in the early 1990s. Since that time Hill has endured an NBA career in excess of 15 seasons that have largely been overshadowed by untimely injuries and placement on under performing teams. Most recently in the spring of 2010 Grant has become a relevant NBA player again while serving as co-captain (along with fellow veteran Steve Nash) of the Phoenix Suns.
Born in October of 1972 in Dallas, Texas Grant grew up in an affluent household as the son of Calvin Hill, a Yale educated pro bowl running back for the Dallas Cowboys. Father Calvin enjoyed a 12 year NFL career after being selected in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft. After playing the bulk of the prime of his career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League Calvin played the latter half of his football career with the Washington Redskins and finally the Cleveland Browns. In addition to a famous father Grant also had a well-educated mother who as a freshman at Wellesley College lived in a suite with future First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham whose married name is Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Grant came of age through middle school and high school in the 1980s in Reston, Virginia after his father had retired from football in 1981. Reston is located in the northern portion of Virginia not far from Washington D.C. With his 6'8" build and athletic genes Grant Hill became one of the top high school basketball recruits in the country and was awarded a spot on the coveted McDonald's High School All-American Team in 1990.
Interestingly, the man who eventually went onto become one of the most accomplished basketball players in the storied tradition of Duke Blue Devils basketball had to go against the wishes of both of his parents to choose that route. Father Calvin thought it would be in the best interest of his son to attend the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill while his mother Janet believed that playing basketball for nearby Georgetown University would be the best choice for her son.
Grant Hill played basketball for four years at Duke and won national championships in 1991 and 1992. Grant's junior season in 1993 when Duke University was upset in the NCAA Tournament by the University of California - Berkeley with star point guard Jason Kidd was the only time during his four year career at Duke that Hill failed to make it the national championship game.
Grant Hill Early Life Bio, Former Duke University Blue Devil Basketball Player Now With Phoenix Suns HILL
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