Grant Hill

The son of Calvin Hill, a Yale graduate and a star running back for the Dallas Cowboys, Grant grew up surrounded by stellar professional athletes. With his father and mother, Janet, and attorney, he traveled the world as a child. But nothing could take him far from basketball! At thirteen, he beat his father one-on-one. As a fifteen-year-old sophomore he averaged 25 points a game, and became a Prep All-American in his senior year of high school. After an All-American finish at Duke University, Grant graduated in 1994 with a degree in history -- and an eight-year, $45 million contract with Detroit, where he shot to fame as one of the most popular players in the game.