Daryl Hunt
{{Short description|American football player (1956–2010)}}
{{for|American man wrongly convicted of murder|Darryl Hunt}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Daryl Hunt
| position = Linebacker
| number = 50
| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|11|3}}
| birth_place = Odessa, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|7|9|1956|11|3}}
| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 229
| high_school = Permian (Odessa)
| college = Oklahoma
| draftyear = 1979
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 143
| teams =
- Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1979|1984}})
| highlights =
- National champion (1975)
- 2× Second-team All-American (1977, 1978)
| statlabel1 = Sacks
| statvalue1 = 3.5
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 2
| pfr = HuntDa20
}}
Daryl Lynn Hunt (November 3, 1956 – July 9, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Houston in the sixth round of the 1979 NFL draft. He played in 78 career regular season games for the Oilers
Early life
Hunt was born in Odessa, Texas the son of educators Walter and Elayne Hunt.{{Cite web|title=Daryl Hunt|work=SoonerStats.com|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=756|access-date=2020-07-20}} He was the first African-American to play football at Permian High School.{{Cite web|date=2010-07-10|title=Daryl Hunt, former OU player, dies at age 53|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3475246/daryl-hunt-former-ou-player-dies-at-age-53/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Oklahoman.com|language=en-US}}
College career
Hunt played linebacker and remains the OU career record-holder for tackles with 530.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} He had three of the best six single-season tackle totals (157 in 1978, 159 in 1977 and 177 in 1976). He earned all-Big Eight status three-times and was selected as a second-team All-American in 1977 and 1978.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Professional career
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Hunt was selected in the sixth round of the 1979 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers, and played 73 games from 1979 to 1983. He retired in 1984 due to a knee injury.{{Cite web|title=Former Oilers Linebacker Daryl Hunt Dies at 53|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/former-oilers-linebacker-daryl-hunt-dies-at-53-2471270?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.tennesseetitans.com|language=en-US}}
Death
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100525143536/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-daryl-hunt-1977-78.html Oklahoma Sooners bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Odessa, Texas
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Oklahoma Sooners football players
Category:Houston Oilers players