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| South Carolina Gamecocks–No. 91 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Major | Public Health |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 31, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 295 lb (134 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Conway (Conway, South Carolina) |
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Terrell H. "Tonka" Hemingway (born October 31, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Hemingway grew up in Conway, South Carolina and attended Conway High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. [1] In his senior season, Hemingway notched 92 tackles with 24 being for a loss. [2] Coming out of high school, Hemingway decided to commit to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [3] [4]
During the 2020 season, Hemingway tallied 16 tackles with one being for a loss, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble. [5] In the 2021 season, Hemingway played in six games where he had six tackles. [6] During the 2022 season, Hemingway tallied 33 tackles with eight being for a loss, four sacks, a pass deflection, and two fumble recoveries. [7] In week twelve of the 2023 season, Hemingway had the game-winning fumble recovery, as he helped South Carolina beat Kentucky. [8] Hemingway finished the 2023 season making 32 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, seven pass deflections, and two fumble recoveries. [9]
Hemingway is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver, Junior Hemingway. [10] [11]
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