Memorial service for former Tech player Drew Hill

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Memorial service for former Tech player Drew Hill

Memorial service for former Georgia Tech player Drew Hill.

Former Georgia Tech players Kent Hill, Jimmy Robinson and Vernon Strickland bow while praying during the memorial service of former Jacket Drew Hill Friday at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Former Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers tells a story about the late Drew Hill during a memorial service at Bobby Dodd Stadium Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2011. Hill, a former standout at Georgia Tech and in the NFL, died last Friday after suffering two strokes. Rodgers coached Hill when he was at Tech from 1974-79.

Georgia Tech chaplain Derrick Moore listens to one of several tributes for Hill, who wore No. 31 during his Tech career. Hill died last Saturday after suffering two strokes earlier in the week.

Louis Hill talked about how his son Drew, growing up in Newnan, wanted to play basketball but he played football instead because his father wanted him to. Also pictured are former Georgia Tech players Kent Hill, center, and Jimmy Robinson.

Former Georgia Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery gives an emotional sermon about his friend the late Drew Hill during a memorial at Bobby Dodd Stadium Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2011. Hill, a former standout at Georgia Tech and in the NFL, died last Friday after suffering two strokes. Ivery and Hill were drafted in the same year into the NFL 1979.

Former Falcons and Auburn running back William Andrews, center, talks with former Georgia Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery, right, and Georgia Tech chaplain Derrick Moore, left, after Andrews spoke about his friendship with the late Drew Hill at Bobby Dodd Stadium Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2011. Hill, a former standout at Georgia Tech and in the NFL, died last Friday after suffering two strokes.

Former Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers, left, and former Georgia Tech offensive lineman Kent Hill crack a smile as they listen to stories about their friend the late Drew Hill during a memorial at Bobby Dodd Stadium Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2011. Hill, a former standout at Georgia Tech and in the NFL, died last Friday after suffering two strokes. Rodgers coached Hill at Tech and Kent Hill played with Drew Hill.

Kent Hill holds back tears as he talks about his long-time friend Drew Hill. Both played at Tech together, were drafted into the NFL together in 1979 and spent time together with the Rams and Oilers.

Former Georgia Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery, right, gets a hug from Georgia Tech chaplain Derrick Moore, facing, after Ivery gave a speech about his friend Drew Hill at Bobby Dodd Stadium Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2011. Hill, a former standout at Georgia Tech and in the NFL, died last Friday after suffering two strokes.

Georgia Tech chaplain Derrick Moore begins a memorial service in honor of the late Drew Hill at Bobby Dodd Stadium Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2011. Hill, a former standout at Georgia Tech and in the NFL, died last Friday after suffering two strokes. Around 100 people attended the service.

Former Falcons, Houston Oilers head coach Jerry Glanville embraces ex-Falcons running back William Andrews at the memorial service.

Hill played at Georgia Tech and also had a standout career in the NFL.

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Former Georgia Tech players Kent Hill, Jimmy Robinson and Vernon Strickland bow while praying during the memorial service of former Jacket Drew Hill Friday at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

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