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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ray_Hamilton.JPG/330px-Ray_Hamilton.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ray_Hamilton.JPG/440px-Ray_Hamilton.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ray Hamilton as a Cleveland Ram</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 27, 44</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> / <a href="/wiki/End_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="End (American football)">E</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1916-01-21</span>)</span>January 21, 1916<br /><a href="/wiki/Sheridan,_Arkansas" title="Sheridan, Arkansas">Sheridan, Arkansas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Died:</th><td class="infobox-data">February 13, 1995<span style="display:none">(1995-02-13)</span> (aged 79)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_draft" title="1938 NFL draft">1938</a> / round: 6 / pick: 41</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Rams" title="Cleveland Rams">Cleveland Rams</a> (<a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_season" title="1938 NFL season">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> (<a href="/wiki/1939_NFL_season" title="1939 NFL season">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams</a> (<a href="/wiki/1944_NFL_season" title="1944 NFL season">1944</a>–<a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link 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id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games played:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games <a href="/wiki/Starting_lineup" title="Starting lineup">started</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble</a> recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamiRa20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Raymond Hamilton</b> (June 6, 1916 – February 13, 1995) was a standout football and basketball player for the University of Arkansas and a professional football player in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL), where he played for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_Hamilton_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ray_and_Jim.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Ray_and_Jim.JPG/220px-Ray_and_Jim.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ray_and_Jim.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="320" /></a><figcaption>Ray Hamilton and Jim Benton, Arkansas Razorbacks, 1935</figcaption></figure> <p>A member of the Arkansas Razorbacks 1930's All-Decade Team, he lettered in football in 1935, 1936, and 1937. In 1936, Hamilton played both sides of the ball playing a key role in defeating the Texas Longhorns 6–0 to win their first ever Southwest Conference Championship. He also lettered in basketball in 1936, 1937, and 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_Hamilton_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1938, he was drafted by the Cleveland Rams joining his college teammate Jim Benton.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1939, Hamilton played for the Detroit Lions playing both ways shifting from offensive end to defensive end. In 1940, Hamilton joined the United States Army where he worked himself up to the rank of Army Intelligence captain. After spending time on an Alaskan base, he received his release from the Army in 1943. In 1944 and 1945, he went back to the Cleveland Rams winning an NFL championship in 1945 defeating the Washington Redskins 15–14. With the Rams moving to Los Angeles, Hamilton finished his NFL career with the L.A. Rams in 1946 and 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hall_of_Fame">Hall of Fame</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_Hamilton_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 19, 1973, former college and pro teammate Jim Benton introduced Ray Hamilton as he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. 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