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The Detroit Free Press reports that Shaun Hill’s father died in a tragic accident at the Lions quarterback’s home on Saturday. Ted Hill, 60, was helping Shaun in a barn at the Lake of the Ozarks when he took an accidental fall.

Ted Hill was Shaun’s high school coach at Parsons (Kan.) High, and later the school’s athletic director and principal. Shaun was a three-year starter for his father, going on to play collegiately at Maryland. Undrafted out of the ACC school, he’s developed into one of the top backup quarterbacks in the NFL.

Hill started 10 games in 2010, completing 61.8 percent of his passes with 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Along with Drew Stanton, Hill helped the Lions finish the season on a four-game win streak.

Parsons play-by-play man Steve Lardy described Ted as a “very humble and generous man” and “very active in the community.”