Ray Hamilton
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| Ray Hamilton | |
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| Date of birth: | January 20, 1951 |
| Place of birth: |  Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Position(s): | Defensive Tackle |
| College: | Oklahoma |
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 14 / Pick 342 |
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| 1973-1981 | New England Patriots |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Ray "Sugar Bear" Hamilton (born January 20, 1951) is a former American football player from 1973 through 1981 for the New England Patriots, and the current defensive line coach for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. Hamilton was an All Big 8 Defensive Tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners, being named to the first team in 1971 and 1972.
Hamilton is best known for an incident in the 1976 NFL playoffs in a first-round game against the Oakland Raiders, when Oakland's Ken Stabler threw an incompletion and was hit by Hamilton as he threw. Ben Dreith, the referee, gave the Raiders a first down on a penalty of roughing the passer. Replays showed Dreith's call was wrong, but Oakland took advantage of the call to win in the final minutes.
