Greg Hill ( running back ) Gregory Lamonte ' Hill ( born February 23 , 1972 in Dallas , Texas ) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League from 1994 to 1999 . High school . Hill attended David W . Carter High School in Dallas , Texas , where he was a highly recruited running back and was named to all - district , all - Texas , and All - America teams after rushing for 1 , 122 yards and 14 touchdown s as a senior in 1989 . He had transferred from Bishop Dunne Catholic School prior to his senior year . College . He starred collegiately at Texas A & M , where in 1991 he made an immediate impact in the first game of his freshman year by rushing for 212 yards ( which is still an NCAA freshman debut record ) in a 45 - 7 Aggie thrashing of LSU . He would go on to set the A & M freshman rushing record that year at 1 , 216 yards . His best season came during his sophomore season in 1992 , when " The Sporting News " named him a second - team All - American running back after he rushed for 1 , 339 yards ( 3rd all - time for a single season at Texas A & M ) and became the fastest running back in Southwest Conference history to reach 2 , 000 career yards . In 1993 , he set a record for longest run by an Aggie with a 94 - yard scamper against TCU ( later broken by D ' Andre " Tiki " Hardeman ) . He finished his A & M career with 3 , 262 rushing yards - 3rd all - time for the Aggies , and added 33 touchdowns ( 5th all - time ) . The only blemish on his career at Texas A & M was his involvement in a scandal in which 9 players received money from a booster for work that they did not perform . This led to an NCAA investigation that resulted in Texas A & M being put on probation and being banned from television appearances and postseason competition during the 1994 season . The timing of this penalty was particularly painful for Aggie football , as the team was unbeaten that season , yet unable to participate in a bowl game . Many Aggie fans felt jilted , as Hill declared early for the NFL draft just days after the NCAA sanctions were announced . NFL . Hill was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round ( 25th overall ) of the 1994 NFL Draft , the 3rd Texas A & M player chosen in the first round that year behind Sam Adams and Aaron Glenn . Once again he made an immediate impact in his first season playing well as a backup to legend Marcus Allen , picking up 574 yards rushing and averaging 4 . 1 per carry . He appeared in all 16 games and making one start . He had the third - most rushing yards among all AFC rookie s and was the Chiefs leading rusher in five games . The following season he moved into a platoon role with Allen , appearing in all 16 contests and again making one start . He had the first 100 - yard game of his career with 109 yards on 15 carries ( 7 . 3 - yard avg . ) in the season opener on September 3 vs . Seattle . Allen and Hill formed a formidable tandem , combining for 1 , 557 yards ( 667 of those gained by Hill ) . The Chiefs had an impressive year , finishing 13 - 3 , but lost to an underdog Indianapolis Colts team in their first playoff game . The Allen - Hill platoon continued in the 1996 season , in which the Chiefs were picked by many to win the AFC . Although Hill played well , rushing for 645 yards on a 4 . 8 average , the Chiefs were disappointing , going 9 - 7 and narrowly missing the playoffs . Hill and Allen switched roles in 1997 with Hill becoming the starter and the veteran Allen spelling him in relief . Although Hill started every game for the Chiefs that year , it was a disappointing season for him as he finished with only 550 yards with a subpar 3 . 5 average per carry . Hill was granted free agency after the 1997 season and signed with the St . Louis Rams . Hill once again made a quick start in 1998 , leading the league in rushing and scoring with 240 yards and 4 touchdowns on a 6 . 0 average through the first two games of the season . Regrettably , he broke his leg during the third game and never saw the field again for St . Louis . Hill fell to second - string when the Rams acquired Marshall Faulk , the best all - purpose back in the NFL during that era , two days before the NFL draft . The unexpected retirement of Barry Sanders two days before the 1999 training camp opened left the Detroit Lions thin at running back , so they acquired Hill from St . Louis in exchange for two draft picks to help fill that void . Hill started eight games in 1999 and rushed for 542 yards and two touchdowns . He was released by the Lions after that season . Hill spent the 2000 season out of football and although there were rumors that Marty Schottenheimer ( who coached Hill in Kansas City ) and the Washington Redskins would pick Hill up for the 2001 season , it was not to be . Hill never returned to the NFL . In six career seasons in the NFL , Hill rushed for 3 , 218 yards and 12 touchdowns . Hill was an on - air talent with Kevin Scott on KRLD - FM 105 . 3 The Fan until June 22 , 2009 .