Byron Hunt

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Byron Hunt
No. 57
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1958-12-17) December 17, 1958 (age 65)
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College: Southern Methodist
NFL draft: 1981  / Round: 9 / Pick: 224
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games:100
Sacks:5.0
Interceptions:2
Fumbles:3

Byron Ray Hunt (born December 17, 1958) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played high school football for the White Oak Roughnecks in White Oak, Texas. He played college football at Southern Methodist University and was selected in the ninth round of the 1981 NFL draft.

He is the younger brother of former New England Patriots linebacker Sam Hunt. [1]

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References

  1. "Samuel Louis Hunt Obituary". Longview News-Journal . July 27, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2016.