January 31 2011 Last updated at 01:40 PM ET
The father of Lions quarterback Shaun Hill died Saturday afternoon after reportedly falling off the roof of Hill's home in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.The Detroit Free Press reported that Ted Hill, 60, was helping Shaun work on his barn when he accidentally fell.
"I talked to Shaun, I texted Shaun (Saturday) night," Don Barcus, who was a football coach with Ted Hill at Parsons High in Kansas, told the Free Press. "Shaun texted me back and said my dad is the greatest person in the world. They had a very close relationship -- he did with both his sons."
Ted Hill had been an assistant football coach at Parsons, as well as the girls and boys basketball coach, athletic director and principal, according to the Free Press' Dave Birkett.
A funeral is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Erie, Mo.
"Just a very humble and generous man, that's the best way to describe him," Parsons play-by-play man Steve Lardy told the Free Press. "And it's reflected in his son. Shaun's his dad's kid. They're identical."
Shaun Hill started 10 games for the Lions this past season, taking over for the injured Matthew Stafford at quarterback, and helped Detroit orchestrate a turnaround from a 2-14 record in 2009 to 6-10 in 2010. Along the way, Hill completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 2,686 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was the starter for three of Detroit's victories -- Drew Stanton orchestrated two others, while Stafford led the Lions past Washington in Week 8.
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