Editing Hank Hill (section)

===Personal life===
In the first episode of the series, his wife [[Peggy Hill]] prompts Hank to tell their son that he loves him. After he finally manages to do so, Bobby says that he thought of himself as a "big disappointment," which Hank immediately rejects, earnestly declaring that Bobby is the one thing in town that has never disappointed him. Although Hank is often confused and irritated by Bobby's eccentricities, he clearly loves his son, even though he is uncomfortable in saying it to his face. He even feigns an interest in Bobby's passions such as [[prop comedy]] and [[theatre]]. Hank is relieved when his Laotian-American neighbor [[Kahn Souphanousinphone]] tells him that he caught Bobby and [[Connie Souphanousinphone|Connie]] taking their clothes off since, up until that time, Hank was uncertain of Bobby's interest in girls. From his eccentricities, Hank often says of Bobby, "That boy ain't right. I tell you what.”

Hank suffers from a fictional [[Genetics|genetic]] disorder called Diminished Gluteal Syndrome (DGS). His essentially non-existent [[buttocks]] provide insufficient cushioning when he sits, causing him great discomfort and eventually forcing him to wear an "ortho-gluteal" [[prosthesis]]. A [[running gag]] throughout the series is that Hank and Peggy would have more kids if not for Hank's [[narrow urethra]], a topic Hank is sensitive about and often becomes annoyed about if brought up to people outside the immediate family.

Hank was on the high school [[American football|football]] team (as were Bill, Boomhauer, and team towel manager, Dale). He was a [[running back]] and led the league in rushing (his record remains unbroken). He had a promising career until he snapped his ankle in the state championship (although this cost Arlen the game, he is still celebrated for "taking them to State"). This incident exacerbated Hank's already-restrained emotionalism, as he saw it as punishment from God for doing a celebratory dance after scoring a [[touchdown]] earlier during the game. After graduating from high school, he went on to work as a salesman at Jeans West, a clothing retailer, until Buck found that he was a good salesman and hired him at Strickland Propane, where he taught Hank everything about propane and propane accessories. According to his neighbor Dale, he also had a brief stint as a tractor salesman.

Although his career in propane is later shown to have started with a chance meeting with Buck Strickland, in episode "Order of the Straight Arrow", a flashback to 1965 shows younger Hank, Dale, Bill and Boomhauer on a scouting trip, talking about what they're going to do when they grow up. Hank says, "I'm going to sell propane and propane accessories... if my grades are good enough," which is confusing since he met Buck at Jeans West, although it can be explained if Hank mistakenly puts in his adult passion for propane into memories from his childhood, or it may have been possible that Hank had to work at Jeans West due to a tight job market and his goal of working in propane was finally realized with the sale to Buck. This same episode reveals that boys entering the [[Order of the Arrow|Order]] are 12 years old, which would give Hank a birth date of sometime in 1953. In the second-season episode, "Hank's Dirty Laundry," Hank himself states his birth year as 1953.

Hank drives a red [[Ford Super Duty]], which replaced his original truck, a red SuperCab [[Ford Ranger (North America)|Ford Ranger]] (1983 or 1993 model depends on the episodes) after it was destroyed by a train, despite trying to make it last as long as mechanically possible. Both trucks have [[manual transmission]]s while the Ranger carries a bed mounted [[toolbox]] for times when Hank takes his truck out on Strickland-related business. He gives great love and affection to his lawn and his [[bloodhound]], Ladybird. In one episode, Peggy is bitter for throwing a special birthday party for Ladybird but not for herself, where it is implied in some episodes she believes Hank spends more time with Ladybird and being house proud than he does with her, as suggested in another episode where he mourns over his sub-par lawn compared to his neighbors, remarking. "I put so much work into this, my sweat, blood, tears, all the tender feelings I've kept from my family."

Hank's idol is [[outlaw country]] singer [[Willie Nelson]] (despite multiple differences between the personalities and lifestyles of the two), and he also plays a [[Guild Guitar Company|1963 Guild Solid Top]] [[acoustic guitar]] named Betsy in his Bluegrass band. Hank is a fan of [[Country music|Country]] and [[Bluegrass music]]. Occasionally, he will listen to [[Southern rock]] music and in one episode, remarks that he likes "this [[Gheorghe Zamfir|Zamfir]] fellow," even believing that his music was better than [[the Beatles]]. He considers his cousin [[Dusty Hill|Dusty]]'s band [[ZZ Top]] to be a family shame. Another episode shows that Hank and his friends seem to like the song "Teddy Bear" by [[Red Sovine]]. In another, he had also shown approval towards [[Doo-wop]]. He also appears to have a soft spot for [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], as on [[Luanne Platter|Luanne's]] 21st birthday he put "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]" on the jukebox six times in a row. Hank seems to dislike [[Christian Rock]] music, as in "Reborn To Be Wild", Hank told Bobby's youth group leader, "You're not making Christianity better, you're just making Rock & roll worse". He took a slight interest in [[boyband]] music namely due to their lack of explicit lyrics compared to obscenity-filled rap and failing to understand the demographic the music was meant for.

Hank is 6'2", as shown on his driver's license.