Ricky Hunley
| Arizona Wildcats | |
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| Position: | Defensive tackles coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 11, 1961 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Petersburg (VA) |
| College: | Arizona |
| NFL draft: | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Ricky Cardell Hunley (born November 11, 1961) is an
Early years
Hunley was born in Petersburg, Virginia, and graduated from Petersburg High School.
College playing career
Hunley attended the University of Arizona, where he played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1980 to 1983. As a junior in 1982 and again as a senior in 1983, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American—and became the first Arizona Wildcat football player to receive consensus All-American honors.[2]
In 1998, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame–the first player from the University of Arizona to be enshrined.
Professional playing career
Hunley went on to an NFL career with the
Coaching career
Hunley coached on the collegiate level at the University of Southern California (1992–93), University of Missouri (1994–2000), University of Florida (2001), and the University of Memphis (2014-15). He helped the Florida Gators win the BCS FedEx 2002 Orange Bowl. In his first two coaching gigs, he worked under head coach Larry Smith.
Hunley started his NFL coaching career through the NFL Minority Fellowship Coaching Program in 2002 as the
In 2005, Hunley helped the Bengals ended 15 years of futility by notching their first winning season since 1990 and winning the AFC North division title with an 11–5 record. Two years later in 2007, he was fired after a disappointing season and a flurry of player injuries and suspensions. During his time in the NFL, he also served on the board of directors for the
Hunley eventually returned to college football, coaching for two seasons (2014–15) with the Memphis Tigers. In 2015, Hunley helped the Tigers post a 9-4 record, and an appearance in the Birmingham Bowl.
On December 30, 2020, Hunley joined Jedd Fisch's coaching staff as defensive line coach at the University of Arizona, his alma mater.
Personal life
Hunley and his wife Camille have two daughters. His younger brother, Lamonte, was also an All-American linebacker at Arizona.[3] He founded the Ricky Hunley Football Camp, a non-profit instruction center for high school boys.[4]
References
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Invalid Access". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
- ^ Larry Smith: 1939–2008 Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Arizonaathletics.com, January 28, 2008.
- ^ Ricky Hunley at the College Football Hall of Fame