University of Montevallo Athletics

2005 University of Montevallo Athletic Hall of Fame inductee William R. "Billy" Hill has been a long-time supporter of Falcon and Lady Falcon athletics teams. He joined the UM Falcon Club in 1990 as a supporter of the men's basketball team for coach Rob Spivery, and became Chairman of the Falcon Club Board of Directors in 1992. One of the major accomplishments that Hill directed was securing the rights to the Region III Olympic Development Program (ODP) girls soccer camp, beginning in the summer of 1993. Many of the top players in women's soccer at the national and international level have competed in the ODP program.

Professionally, Hill received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1975. He was elected as Shelby County's first District Judge in 1976, appointed, and subsequently re-elected as District Attorney. He was elected President of the Alabama District Attorney Association in 1980. Since 1986, he has been involved in private practice. He received his bachelors degree from Birmingham-Southern College in 1972, and resides with his wife, Michele, in Montevallo, Ala.