# Gene Hamlin

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{{Short description|American football player (1946–2017)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography|birth_date={{Birth date|1946|7|26}}|birth_place=[Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit%2C_Michigan)|death_date={{death date and age|2017|8|24|1946|7|26}}|death_place=[Mount Clemens, Michigan](/source/Mount_Clemens%2C_Michigan)|height_ft=6|height_in=3|number=50, 52, 58
|undraftedyear=1969
|pastteams=
* [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) ({{NFL Year|1969}})*
* [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins) ({{NFL year|1970}})
* [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) ({{NFL year|1971}})
* [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL year|1972}})|position=[Center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football))|weight_lbs=245|high_school=[Redford Union High School](/source/Redford_Union_High_School)|college=[Western Michigan](/source/Western_Michigan_Broncos_football)|statvalue1=16|statlabel1=[Games played](/source/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](/source/American_football) [center](/source/Center_(American_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) for the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins), the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears), and the [Detroit Lions](/source/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](/source/college_football) at [Western Michigan University](/source/Western_Michigan_University).

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Category:1946 births
Category:Redford High School alumni
Category:American football centers
Category:Western Michigan Broncos football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Players of American football from Detroit
Category:2017 deaths
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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