The Delta Classic 4 Literacy was founded by Dr. Fitzgerald Hill, the 13th president of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Arkansas. The 45-year-old former collegiate head football coach is also the Co-Founder of Life CHAMPS Youth Sports and Sports Management Agency which strives to use the platform of sports for the positive development of young men and community development. He is the former head football coach of the San Jose State Spartans and served as assistant head football coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks under head football coach Houston Nutt from 1998 to 2000.
Hill is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University. He received a Master's degree in student personnel services from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La. and a doctorate in Higher Education leadership from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1997. He also served in the military during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm and received the Bronze Star and Commendation Medal for services rendered.