Ricky Cardell Hunley was born on November 11,1961 and is an American football coach and former professional player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for seven seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s.
16 Facts About Ricky Hunley
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Ricky Hunley was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL.
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Ricky Hunley is currently the defensive line coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, his alma mater.
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Ricky Hunley was born in Petersburg, Virginia, and graduated from Petersburg High School.
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Ricky Hunley attended the University of Arizona, where he played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1980 to 1983.
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Ricky Hunley went on to an NFL career with the Denver Broncos, Phoenix Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Raiders.
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Ricky Hunley played in both Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXII for the Broncos.
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Ricky Hunley was elected executive vice president of the NFL Players Association.
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Ricky Hunley coached on the collegiate level at the University of Southern California, University of Missouri, University of Florida, and the University of Memphis.
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Ricky Hunley helped the Florida Gators win the BCS FedEx 2002 Orange Bowl.
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Ricky Hunley started his NFL coaching career through the NFL Minority Fellowship Coaching Program in 2002 as the defensive line coach for the Washington Redskins under Steve Spurrier, following Spurrier to the pros after his final season with Florida.
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Ricky Hunley became Linebackers coach under Lewis when Lewis became the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 2003 to 2007.
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Ricky Hunley eventually returned to college football, coaching for two seasons with the Memphis Tigers.
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On December 30,2020, Ricky Hunley joined Jedd Fisch's coaching staff as defensive line coach at the University of Arizona, his alma mater.
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Ricky Hunley's younger brother, Lamonte, was an All-American linebacker at Arizona.
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Ricky Hunley founded the Ricky Hunley Football Camp, a non-profit instruction center for high school boys.