| Dan Hampton | |
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| Position(s): Defensive Tackle |
Jersey #(s): 99 |
| Born: September 19, 1957 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1979–1990 | |
| NFL Draft: 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | |
| College: Arkansas | |
| Professional Teams | |
| Career Stats | |
| Sacks | 82 |
| Games | 157 |
| Safeties | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Daniel Oliver Hampton (born September 19, 1957) is a retired Hall of Fame American football defensive tackle who played twelve seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1979 to 1990 in the National Football League. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Defensive tackle ( DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The 1979 Chicago Bears season was their 60th regular season and 14th postseason completed in the National Football League. The 1990 Chicago Bears season was their 71st regular season and 20th postseason completed in the National Football League. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Currently hosts pre- and post-game shows for the Bears on WGN Radio in Chicago. WGN (720 AM) is a Radio station in Chicago Illinois, USA. It is owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [1]
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High school
The son of Robert and Joan Hampton, Dan graduated from Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, AR, in 1975. Jacksonville High School is a free secondary public school located in Jacksonville Arkansas for students in grades nine through twelve Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. Hampton played football his junior and senior year. High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. He suffered a disabling fall from a tree that kept him out of organized sports from grades 7-10. He participated in band, playing saxophone and five other instruments. A school band is a group of Student musicians who rehearse and perform Instrumental Music together The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Jacksonville High School coach Bill Reed is credited for "rescuing me" from the band. [2]
College
Hampton played college football at Arkansas and was drafted in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Bears. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas The 1979 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting He was part of a Razorback team that thumped the highly favored Oklahoma Sooners in the 1978 Orange Bowl by a score of 31-6. The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to individuals who participated in the The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Several key Razorback players had been suspended for the game by Arkansas Head Coach Lou Holtz which left the team short-handed. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Louis Leo Holtz (born on January 6 1937 in Follansbee West Virginia) is an author television commentator motivational speaker and former NCAA The fired up Razorbacks charged from the locker room in a fashion that the media noticed. When asked why the team came out of the locker room in such a hurry the wry Hamption answered, "Coach Holtz said the last eleven out of the locker room will start".
As a senior Hampton was All-America and recorded 18 quarterback sacks. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he He was also named the Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1978. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference In addition, that same season, Hampton was named by the Houston Post the SWC Player of the Year[3]. The Houston Post was a Newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States that was established on February 19, 1880, He was a four-year letterman, a three-year starter at Arkansas and a two-time All-Conference selection. A letterman, in US Sports, Performing arts or Academics, is a High school or College student who has met a specified level of participation A starting lineup in Sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins He was also a member of the Razorback All-Decade team of the 1970s.
In 1991 he was elected to the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor and the following year he was voted to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university In 1994 Hampton was voted to the All-Century team of the University of Arkansas.
Mike Ditka remembers scouting Hampton while a member of the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff, "I watched Dan when he came out of Arkansas," Ditka said, "I remember coach [Tom] Landry saying what a great football player he was going to be. Michael Keller Ditka Jr (born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie Pennsylvania) also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National " [4]
NFL
Hampton was drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 1979 draft and on June 27, 1979, he signed a four-year $470,000 contract with the club that included a $160,000 signing bonus. In 1979 he was voted All-Rookie by the Pro Football Writers Association. Technically known as the Pro Football Writers of America this organization purports to be "The official voice of pro football writers promoting and fighting The following year he was a Second-team All-Pro selection and was voted to his first Pro Bowl after recording 11-1/2 sacks which lead the Bears.
He was selected to four Pro Bowls and was a key defensive member of the Bears' Super Bowl XX win against the New England Patriots in 1985. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XX was an American football game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The 1985 Chicago Bears season was their 66th regular season and 16th post-season completed in the National Football League. Hampton was a versatile defensive lineman, making All-Pro at both defensive end and defensive tackle. A defensive lineman is any of the down positions on the defensive side of Canadian and American football. In all, Hampton was 1st or 2nd team All-Pro in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988. His versatility likely cost him several post-season honors, for example, in 1986 he was an alternate for the Pro Bowl at both defensive end and defensive tackle. His playing both positions likely split the votes of his NFC peers. Hampton was also a 1st alternate for the Pro Bowl in 1988 and graded out as the top defender on the Bears that season, even though Mike Singletary was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Michael Singletary (born October 9, 1958 in Houston Texas) is a former American football Linebacker who played his entire career [5]
During the middle of the Bears 1985 Super Bowl run, Hampton signed a 4-year contract extension. On November 8, 1985, he signed a four-year deal worth $2. 7 million. Hampton became the fifth highest-paid defensive lineman in the NFL when the contract began in 1986 with an estimated salary of $625,000. Hampton was making $325,000 during for the 1985 season. Also in the middle of 1985 Hampton moved from right defensive tackle to left defensive end, allowing William Perry to move into the starting lineup. William Perry (born December 16 1962 in Aiken South Carolina) is a former professional American football player and brother of former professional football player
During Hampton's tenure in Chicago (1979-90), the Bears defense ranked #1 in the NFL in allowing the fewest rushing yards, the fewest rushing touchdowns, the fewest total yards, the fewest points and inflicted the most sacks[6].
| "A lot of times in football, it's not so much the stat, but how you play the game. If that's the measuring stick, then Dan Hampton played the game as well as anybody. "[7] |
| Coach Mike Ditka |
In 1982 he had a trememndous year while playing defensive tackle, recording 9 sacks in the 9-game strike-shortened season. Michael Keller Ditka Jr (born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie Pennsylvania) also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former He was also named NFL defensive player of the year by Pro Football Weekly. Pro Football Weekly (sometimes shortened to PFW) is a popular American Sports Magazine, founded in 1967 that covers the National He played out his option after that season and became a free agent. On July 15, 1983, Hampton signed a deal that made him the Bears' second highest-paid player (behind Walter Payton). Hampton signed three one-year contracts worth about $1 million (including bonuses), an average of about $333,000 per year. "Dan will be the highest paid defensive lineman in the league this year," said Jim Steiner, Hampton's agent. "I'm very happy," said Hampton, "I'm glad to have the contract behind me so I can concentrate on training camp. I'm optimistic about this season and I didn't want to miss any of the fun. " [8]
Hampton didn't miss out on the fun. He was voted the NFLPA NFC Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1984 along with being consensus All-Pro and made his third Pro Bowl. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the Hampton also tied his own career-best of 11-1/2 sacks in 1984. The Bears' defense was the tops in the league and he was part of 1984 Bear defense that set the NFL record for most sacks in a season, with 72, and is the co-holder of the record for most sacks in a game with 12. The latter occurred against the Detroit Lions on December 16, 1984. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Earlier in that season the Bears sacked Minnesota Viking quarterback Archie Manning 11 times, to tie the record for the second-most sacks in a game. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19 1949 in Drew Mississippi) is a former American football Quarterback in the National Football League
In his 1987 book "Fatso"[9] Hall of Fame defensive tackle Art Donovan called Dan the best defensive lineman in the NFL and "the closest thing to Gino Marchetti I've seen". Arthur Donovan Jr (born June 5 1925) is a former American football Defensive tackle. Gino John Marchetti (born January 2 1927, Smithers West Virginia) is a former professional American football player in the National Football Hampton's play also caught the eye of John Madden, who named Hampton to his All-Madden team six times and to the 10th Anniversary All-Madden team. John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football [10]
Sports Illustrated 's Paul Zimmerman relates an anecdote that when he picked fellow Bear DT Steve McMichael for his All-Pro team in 1985 he was chided a year later by Buddy Ryan, then the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Paul Lionel Zimmerman (born October 23 1932 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) also known to readers as "Dr Steven Douglas McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston Texas) is an American former Football Defensive tackle who played for Buddy Ryan (born James David Ryan on February 17, 1934) is a former American football coach The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ryan told Zimmerman that he was disappointed in him and that he thought Zimmerman knew football. He then pulled out Bears films and showed Zimmerman that "Hampton was the cornerstone to our 46 defense by drawing constant double teams". [11][12]
During his football career Hampton endured 10 knee surgeries (five on each knee) and had two more just after finishing his 12th NFL season in 1990. He is credited by the Chicago Bears as having 82 career sacks. [13] He had a career high of 11-1/2 in both 1980 (as a DE) and 1984 (as DT). After his contract expired after 1989, Hampton signed a 1-year deal for $850,000 to play the 1990 season for the Bears. The final contract was incentive based, if Hampton played he got paid, if an injury forced him to the sidelines we would not. Hampton played 14 games - had he played all 16 he would have earned the full $1 million value of the contract. After the 1990 season Hampton was voted to the NFL All-Decade team of the 1980s.
Hampton, who missed 23 games in his career due to severe knee injures, was a positive force on the Bear defense. From 1983-90, in games Hampton missed the Bears only won 33% of the time. In games he played they won 75%. When he was in the lineup the Bears sacked the quarterback 3. 6 times a game and only 2. 3 times a game without him. When Hampton played the defense gave up an average of 14 points a game and allowed 23 points a game in the games he missed, all seemingly remarkable statistics. [14][15]
Dan Hampton retired from the Chicago Bears after the 1990 season.
In 1990 Hampton was the recipient of the George S. Halas Courage Award by the Pro Football Writers Association which is given to the player or coach who "has performed with abandon despite injury". Technically known as the Pro Football Writers of America this organization purports to be "The official voice of pro football writers promoting and fighting Technically known as the Pro Football Writers of America this organization purports to be "The official voice of pro football writers promoting and fighting Other winners over the years have been Robert Edwards, Dick Butkus, as well as others. Robert Edwards may refer to In sport: Robert Edwards (running back (born 1974 American Football player for the New England Patriots and Toronto Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus (born 9 December 1942) is a former American football player widely regarded as the greatest Linebacker
Hampton was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International He was inducted with Washington Redskins head coach George Allen, Oakland Raiders tight end Dave Casper, Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and Pittsburg Steelers wide receiver John Stallworth. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D George Herbert Allen ( April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach in the NFL and The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The tight end ( TE) is a position in American football on the Offensive team. David John Casper (born February 2, 1952 in Bemidji Minnesota) is a retired American football player The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former American football Quarterback A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Johnny Lee Stallworth (Born July 15, 1952, in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a retired Wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Hampton is a co-host for the syndicated Pro Football Weekly television show which is approaching its 20th season on the air. The show is hosted by a panel, Pro Football Weekly publisher/editor Hub Arkush as well as Chicago sportscaster Pat Boyle, and former Bear Tom Waddle. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Gregory "Tom" Thomas Waddle (born February 20 1967 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former American football Wide receiver [16]
Personal
- Feeling the "Bears Super Bowl Shuffle" was too cocky, Hampton declined involvement. " The Super Bowl Shuffle " is a rap song recorded by members of the Chicago Bears football team prior to their appearance [17]
- His fierce style of play earned him the nickname of "Danimal".
- Is part of a Miller Lite and Gridiron Greats promotion to raise funds for retired NFL players in need. Miller Lite is a popular Pilsner -style Beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States with a 4 [18]
- Threw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game August, 12, 2005. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
- Participates in "One for the Kids" Annual golf tournament that raises funds for various charities that support children in the Chicago area. [19]
- Named one of the state of Arkansas' Top 50 greatest athletes in the 20th century. [20]
- Is a spokesperson for companies such as Chevrolet and Firestone. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM [21]
- Was an NBC color commentator for XFL games in 2001. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001 [22]
References
- ^ All-American Speakers.com
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame.com
- ^ Hogwired.com
- ^ CNNSI.com
- ^ ibid
- ^ Pro Football Weekly.com
- ^ CNNSI.com
- ^ Chicago Daily Herald, July 16, 1983
- ^ Fatso!, by Art Donovan
- ^ ESPN.com
- ^ ibid
- ^ Canton Repository.com
- ^ Chicago Bears.com
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame.com
- ^ Canton Repository.com
- ^ Comcast Sportsnet.com
- ^ ESPN.com
- ^ Earthtimes.org
- ^ One fot the Kids.org
- ^ CNNSI.com
- ^ All-American Speakers.com
- ^ IMDB.com
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: [1]
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