Derrick Hatchett

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Derrick Hatchett

| number = 42, 21

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|14}}

| birth_place = Bryan, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 182

| high_school = John Jay (San Antonio, Texas)

| college = Texas

| draftyear = 1980

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 24

| pastteams =

• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1980|1983}})
• Houston Oilers (1983)
• Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1984}})*

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1979)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = HatcDe20

}}

Derrick Kingston Hatchett (born August 14, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of the Baltimore Colts from 1980 to 1983 and the Houston Oilers in 1983. He was released from the Colts and later signed with the Oilers after stating that he was punched by head coach Frank Kush, which the coach denied and threatened to sue in response.{{cite news|title='Kush hit me', Hatchett says|first=Vito|last=Stellino|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 16, 1983|page=46|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-derrick-hatchett-and-f/140206739/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}