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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | January 31, 1963
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Petersburg (VA) |
College: | Arizona |
Undrafted: | 1985 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lamonte Hunley (born January 31, 1963) is a former American football linebacker. He played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1985 to 1986. [1] [2]
He played college football at Arizona, where he was a teammate of his older brother, Ricky Hunley. [3] Prior to his senior season, he was moved from weakside inside linebacker to strongside inside linebacker, following in his brother's footsteps. [4] [5] Hunley earned first-team All- Pac-10 Conference honors in his new role. [5]
After going undrafted in the 1985 NFL draft, Hunley signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts. As a rookie, he recorded 25 special teams tackles, which ranked second on the team. [6] Hunley earned playing time at right inside linebacker in 1986 after the team's leading tackler, Barry Krauss, suffered a season-ending against the New York Jets. [6] Hunley recorded five solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and one fumble recovery in the game. [6] However, he suffered a foot injury a few weeks later and was placed on the injured reserve list.
After his playing career, Hunley became a co-owner of Arizona Health, a fitness equipment store, along with partner Scott Thompson. [7]
No. 56 | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | January 31, 1963
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Petersburg (VA) |
College: | Arizona |
Undrafted: | 1985 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lamonte Hunley (born January 31, 1963) is a former American football linebacker. He played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1985 to 1986. [1] [2]
He played college football at Arizona, where he was a teammate of his older brother, Ricky Hunley. [3] Prior to his senior season, he was moved from weakside inside linebacker to strongside inside linebacker, following in his brother's footsteps. [4] [5] Hunley earned first-team All- Pac-10 Conference honors in his new role. [5]
After going undrafted in the 1985 NFL draft, Hunley signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts. As a rookie, he recorded 25 special teams tackles, which ranked second on the team. [6] Hunley earned playing time at right inside linebacker in 1986 after the team's leading tackler, Barry Krauss, suffered a season-ending against the New York Jets. [6] Hunley recorded five solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and one fumble recovery in the game. [6] However, he suffered a foot injury a few weeks later and was placed on the injured reserve list.
After his playing career, Hunley became a co-owner of Arizona Health, a fitness equipment store, along with partner Scott Thompson. [7]