Ricky Hunley

Richard "Ricky" Hunley (born November 11, 1961 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the California Redwoods of the United Football League.

College career

From 1980–83, Hunley played linebacker at the University of Arizona. In 1982, he became the University of Arizona's first consensus All-American as a linebacker, an honor he received two consecutive years. [1]

In 1998, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and was the only player from the University of Arizona to be inducted.

Professional career

Ricky went on to an NFL career with the Denver Broncos (1984–87), Phoenix Cardinals (1988), and the Los Angeles Raiders (1989–90). It is noted that Hunley was drafted by the Bengals but after failing to reach a contract agreement was traded to Denver. He was elected executive vice president of the NFL Players Association (1990–92).

Coaching career

He coached on the collegiate level at the University of Southern California (1992–93), University of Missouri (1994–2000), and University of Florida (2001).

He started his NFL coaching career through the NFL Minority Fellowship Coaching Program in 2002 as the defensive line coach for the Washington Redskins under Steve Spurrier, where he met Marvin Lewis. He then moved to Linebackers coach under Lewis for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2003 to 2007; he was fired after a disappointing season and a flurry of player injuries and suspensions. He also served on the board of directors for the Black Coaches Association.

Personal

Hunley and his wife Camille, have two daughters, Alexis and Kenady. His younger brother, Lamonte, was also an All-American linebacker at Arizona.^[1] He founded the Ricky Hunley Football Camp, a non-profit instruction center for high school boys.[2]

References

External links

• California Redwoods Bio
• Football Digest Article