{{Short description|American football player (1946–2017)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography|birth_date={{Birth date|1946|7|26}}|birth_place=Detroit, Michigan|death_date={{death date and age|2017|8|24|1946|7|26}}|death_place=Mount Clemens, Michigan|height_ft=6|height_in=3|number=50, 52, 58 |undraftedyear=1969 |pastteams= * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1969}})* * Washington Redskins ({{NFL year|1970}}) * Chicago Bears ({{NFL year|1971}}) * Detroit Lions ({{NFL year|1972}})|position=Center|weight_lbs=245|high_school=Redford Union High School|college=Western Michigan|statvalue1=16|statlabel1=Games played}} '''Eugene Robert Hamlin''' (July 26, 1946 – August 24, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lynchandsonsclawson.com/obituaries/Eugene-Gene-Hamlin-Sr?obId=2503104#/obituaryInfo|title=Eugene "Gene" Hamlin, Sr.|website=www.lynchandsonsclawson.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref>) was an American professional football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Chicago Bears, and the Detroit Lions. He played in 16 total games overall with the three teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gene Hamlin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamlGe20.htm |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played college football at Western Michigan University.
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