Editing Rock Hill, South Carolina (section)

==Sports==
[[File:WinthropColiseum.JPG|thumb|Basketball practice at Winthrop Coliseum]]

Rock Hill has nicknamed itself "Football City USA" because of its prolific production of NFL players.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spanberg |first1=Erik |title=SC leaders celebrate Panthers' HQ move to Rock Hill |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/06/05/photos-sc-leaders-celebrate-panthers-hqmove-to.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=Charlotte Business Journal |access-date=2 February 2023 |date=5 June 2019}}</ref> The city claims to produce more NFL players per capita than any city in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football City USA |url=https://rhsdfoundation.org/programs/football-city-usa/ |website=Rock Hill Schools Education Foundation, Back the Pack, Teacher Grants |access-date=2 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Rock Hill was selected as the site for the [[Carolina Panthers]]' {{convert|200|acre|adj=on}} training facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/carolina-panthers-rock-hill-training-facility-cam-newton-david-tepper|title=Carolina Panthers secure Rock Hill training facility move - SportsPro Media|website=www.sportspromedia.com|date=6 June 2019|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> In 2022, the deal was called off.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/south-carolina-commerce-officials-blindsided-carolina-panthers-training-camp-rock-hill-construction-stopped/275-130b0383-8ccf-407e-892d-beb13d6e5642#:~:text=Rock%20Hill%20fails%20to%20issue,the%20end%20of%20February%202022 | title='Not good': Records show South Carolina officials caught off guard by termination of Panthers facility | date=26 May 2022 }}</ref>

Rock Hill hosts two national championships, the [[United States Disc Golf Championship]] at Winthrop University, and the [[US Youth Soccer National Championships]] at [[Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex]].

Rock Hill hosted the 2015 [[IQA World Cup]], making it the second consecutive year South Carolina hosted the Quidditch World Cup.<ref name="World Cup 8 Rock Hill USA April 2015">{{cite web|title=World Cup 8 Rock Hill USA April 2015|date=July 2017|url=https://www.usquidditch.org/events/special/world-cup/|website=Usquidditch.org}}</ref>

Rock Hill hosted the 2017 [[UCI BMX World Championships]] in July 2017 at the Riverwalk mixed-use community along the Catawba River.<ref name="2017 BMX World Championships Rock Hill USA">{{cite web|title=2017 BMX World Championships|date=June 2017|url=https://www.rockhillscbmx.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920060347/http://www.rockhillscbmx.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-09-20}}</ref>

Collegiate sports include the [[Winthrop Eagles|Winthrop University Eagles]], a [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] team.<ref name="Winthrop Eagles">{{cite web|title=Winthrop Eagles|date=July 2017|url=https://www.winthropeagles.com/index.aspx|access-date=2017-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731152700/http://www.winthropeagles.com/index.aspx|archive-date=2017-07-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Rock Hill Chiefs|Rock Hill Cardinals]], from 1963 to 1968, were a [[Western Carolinas League]] baseball team affiliated with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].