# Rick Hamilton

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Rick Hamilton
| number        = 56, 53, 42
| position      = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1970|4|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [Inverness, Florida](/source/Inverness%2C_Florida), U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 2
| weight_lb     = 241
| high_school   = [Citrus](/source/Citrus_High_School) (Inverness)
| college       = [UCF](/source/UCF_Knights_football)
| draftyear     = 1993
| draftround    = 3
| draftpick     = 71
| pastteams     =
* [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders) ({{NFL Year|1993|1994}})
* [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) (1994–{{NFL Year|1995}})
* [Barcelona Dragons](/source/Barcelona_Dragons_(NFL_Europe)) ({{NFLE Year|1996}})
* [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) ({{NFL Year|1996}})
* [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL Year|1997}})*
* [Orlando Predators](/source/Orlando_Predators) ({{AFL Year|1998|2003}})
* [Los Angeles Avengers](/source/Los_Angeles_Avengers) (2003)
| highlights    =
* 2× [ArenaBowl](/source/ArenaBowl) champion ([1998](/source/ArenaBowl_XII), [2000](/source/ArenaBowl_XIV))
* ArenaBowl MVP ([1998](/source/ArenaBowl_XII))
* Second-team [All-Arena](/source/All-Arena) ([2000](/source/2000_All-Arena_Team))
* AFL All-Rookie Team ({{AFL Year|1998}})
* UCF Athletics Hall of Fame (2006)
| statlabel1    = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(football_move))s
| statvalue1    = 68
| statlabel2    = [Sack](/source/Quarterback_sack)s
| statvalue2    = 1.5
| statlabel3    = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries
| statvalue3    = 2
| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 82
| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| aflstatvalue2 = 3.0
| aflstatlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| aflstatvalue3 = 3
| aflstatlabel4 = Rushing yards
| aflstatvalue4 = 727
| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s
| aflstatvalue5 = 26
| pfr           = HamiRi20
| afl           = 655 
}}

'''Richard R. Hamilton''' (born April 19, 1970) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins), the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs), and the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets).  He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [UCF Knights](/source/UCF_Knights_football). He was selected in the third round of the [1993 NFL draft](/source/1993_NFL_draft) by Washington with the 71st overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He also played for the [Orlando Predators](/source/Orlando_Predators) and [Los Angeles Avengers](/source/Los_Angeles_Avengers) of the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League) (AFL).

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=hamilric001 Stats Crew profile]
*https://ucfknights.com/sports/2018/7/26/211736242.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111123622/https://ucfknights.com/sports/2018/7/26/211736242.aspx |date=January 11, 2022 }}<nowiki/>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Rick}}
Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Inverness, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Florida
Category:American football linebackers
Category:UCF Knights football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players
Category:Orlando Predators players
Category:Los Angeles Avengers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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