Former Penn State football defensive lineman Jordan Hill has been named director of the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club, the team announced on Thursday. The role was previously held by former Nittany Lion quarterback Wally Richardson, who will be stepping away from the position after 13 years.

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During Hill’s time as a player at Penn State from 2009 to 2012, he tallied 166 total tackles, including 63 solo. He finished his collegiate career with 9.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one interception. Hill earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition in 2011, when he led the defensive line with 59 tackles and ranked third in the Big Ten in fumble recoveries with three.

Hill was one of the players who stuck with Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal and sanctions placed on the football program.

“Being named director of the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club means a great deal to me,” Hill said. “Growing up in Steelton, Pennsylvania, playing and working for this program was a dream of mine. Penn State’s legacy was built by generations of men who gave more than they took. I’m honored to continue that tradition.”

In addition to his time spent in the blue and white, Hill went on to have a four-year career in the NFL. He recorded 50 total tackles, seven sacks, and won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in that span. Hill also had brief stints with the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, and Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring in 2017.

Hill would later go on to become the head coach at Trinity High School in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, before returning to Penn State in 2024 as the team’s director of life skills.

As the director of the Letterman’s Club, Hill will be in charge of over 900 dues-paying members while helping to fulfill the club’s mission “to uphold the Penn State Football tradition and promote brotherhood and unity between the University, former football players and managers for their mutual benefit.”

“Jordan Hill knows this program, and he knows what our lettermen mean to it,” Matt Campbell said. “Having him lead the Letterman’s Club gives our former players a direct line back to Penn State football and gives our current players access to the men who came before them. That connection is a big part of what makes Penn State football different, and we’re excited to keep building on.”