Oct 05 2024 48 mins
“Ray, I’ve hit quarterbacks a lot worse than that a million times and never had a call.”
- ‘Mean’ Joe Green to Ray Hamilton regarding the “roughing the passer” call in the 1976 Patriots/Raiders Wild Card game
On this week’s episode, we welcome Ray “Sugar Bear” Hamilton. We talk to Ray about a variety of things including:
• Which Patriots coach-to-be recruited him out of high school
• Who was his D-Line coach in college
• What HOFer was his backup in college
• Where did he get his nickname
• What did Ray do to increase his chances of making the Pats as a rookie
• The infamous “penalty”
• What did a Chuck Fairbanks pregame speech sound like
• Who gave Parcells the name “Tuna”
• Which players did he learn from as a coach
• What’s his favorite Patriot memory
• What is he doing now
He also gives us his thoughts on teammates, such as:
• John Hannah
• Mike Haynes
• Jim Plunkett
• Darryl Stingley
• Steve Grogan
• Steve Nelson
• Steve McMichael
A fun episode with a great guy!