Rick Hamilton

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rick Hamilton

| number = 56, 53, 42

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|4|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Inverness, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 241

| high_school = Inverness (FL) Citrus

| college = UCF

| draftyear = 1993

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 71

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1993|1994}})
• Kansas City Chiefs (1994–{{NFL Year|1995}})
• Barcelona Dragons ({{NFLE Year|1996}})
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1996}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1997}})*
• Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|1998|2003}})
• Los Angeles Avengers (2003)

| highlights =

• Arena Bowl XII MVP (1998)
• AFL All-Rookie Team ({{AFL Year|1998}})
• Second-team All-Arena (2000)
• UCF Athletics Hall of Fame (2006)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 68

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.5

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue1 = 82

| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks

| aflstatvalue2 = 3.0

| aflstatlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| aflstatvalue3 = 3

| aflstatlabel4 = Rushing yards

| aflstatvalue4 = 727

| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing touchdowns

| aflstatvalue5 = 26

| pfr = HamiRi20

| afl = 655

}}

Richard R. Hamilton (born April 19, 1970) is an American former football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the New York Jets. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. He was drafted in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft by Washington.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also played for the Orlando Predators and Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL).