Lovette Hill
Hill, c. 1958 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1907 Granger, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1989 (aged 82) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1931 | Centenary |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1950–1974 | Houston |
| Football | |
| 1949–1961 | Houston (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 343–325–5 (.513) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Lovette Lee Hill (March 23, 1907 – August 27, 1989) was an American football and baseball coach. He was the fourth head coach of the Houston Cougars baseball team from 1950 to 1974. Hill holds the record for the longest serving head baseball coach in University of Houston history. While at Houston, Hill compiled a 343–325–5 record with four first-place finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference. He guided the Cougars to their only two College World Series appearances, in 1953 and 1967. In 1967, his team was national runner-up.
From 1949 to 1961, Hill also served as an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars football team. He graduated in 1931 from Centenary College of Louisiana.