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19th December 2015
03:19pm GMT

His TV analysis was always engaging and different, and when he took over MOTD in the 1970's it soon became one of the most watched TV shows in the UK.
His book 'Striking for Soccer' was revolutionary in its ideas as he proposed a winter break as well as midweek games to be played under lights.
Sky Sports would also probably not be around today if it wasn't for Hill proposing that live games be televised at weekends, while one of his most famous developments was of all-seater stadiums which was made famous by his slogan' you can't be a hooligan sitting down'.
His death is a sad day for football:
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