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George Hill, a former University of Pittsburgh football player whose football career ended due to a heart condition, has died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“Although his time on the field was cut short, George remained an important part of our Pitt family,” Narduzzi said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hill’s football career ended in August 2016 due to a heart condition, which was discovered during required athletic testing. He never appeared in a game for the Panthers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Thank God for our medical care here in the city of Pittsburgh,” Narduzzi told KDKA-TV<\/a> in August 2016. “Not a lot of places in the country are going to find what we find. I’ve seen some bad things happen on the field or the indoor facility in the winter.”<\/p>\n Narduzzi, in Monday’s social media post, said Hill earned his degree and went on to “build a successful career and life for himself.”<\/p>\n “He was tough, resilient, and will forever be a Panther,” added Narduzzi, who has been at Pitt since 2015. “Our prayers are with his family and loved ones.”<\/p>\n Hill was a four-star recruit and Top 150 player in the class of 2016 out of Hubbard High School in Ohio, according to 247Sports<\/a>. He had offers to play college football for Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State and West Virginia, among others, out of high school.<\/p>\n