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Lamonte Hunley

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Lamonte Hunley
No. 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1963-01-31) January 31, 1963 (age 61)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Lamonte Hunley Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lamonte Hunley, LB". Nfl.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Nightengale, Bob (August 22, 1984). "Oh brother: Move has Lamonte Hunley following in footsteps of Ricky". The Arizona Republic. p. 81. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dymond, Rich (August 28, 1984). "Hunley adjusting to new job". Arizona Daily Star. p. 9. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Petruska, Dave (November 23, 1984). "Lamonte Hunley made strongside case for self". Tucson Citizen. pp. 1E, 4E. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c Chappell, Mike (October 3, 1986). "Hunley hopes to fill Krauss' shoes". The Indianapolis Star. p. 31. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Grossman, Djamila (April 13, 2006). "They're going strong". Arizona Daily Star. p. 150. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.