Hunt attended Denison High School in Denison, Texas, and lettered in football and basketball.
Following high school graduation, Hunt attended Texas Christian University. As a senior, he won All-WAC honors at both safety and kick returner positions, and set the Horned Frogs single season kick return average record (34.1 yards). He finished his career with three interceptions, 271 tackles, and seven forced fumbles.
Professional careeredit
Scottish Claymoresedit
Hunt played a year of professional football with the NFL EuropeScottish Claymores in 2001. He finished the year with two interceptions, 30 tackles, and four forced fumbles.
Saskatchewan Roughridersedit
Hunt was signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan on May 17, 2002. His job was to replace departed linebacker George White (who had signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders). He quickly solidified himself as a force in the Canadian Football League and was named a CFL All-Star in 2003, as well as a two-time CFL Western Division All-Star in 2004 and 2006. Hunt won a Grey Cup championship with the Roughriders in 2007. He once held the CFL record for most tackles in a single game (16). Simoni Lawrence of the Hamilton Tiger Cats broke the previous record of 16 tackles in one single game in 2019 with a total of 17.
Montreal Alouettesedit
On February 19, 2008, it was reported that he had signed with the Montreal Alouettes. Hunt dressed and played in 14 games with the Alouettes as well as the East Final and the 96th Grey Cup loss. After the Alouettes decided to start non-import Shea Emry at middle linebacker, he was released on June 25, 2009.
Edmonton Eskimosedit
Hunt signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on September 25, 2009, reuniting him with former defensive coordinator Richie Hall, but was released the following offseason.
Personal lifeedit
Hunt is the older brother of Aaron Hunt, a former defensive lineman in the CFL, having spent the majority of his six years in the league with the BC Lions (2006 - 2011). Hunt officially announced his retirement on October 26, 2011, by signing a one-day contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders so he could retire as a Roughrider. After retiring, he moved back home to Texas with and lives there with his 2 children.[1]
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
External linksedit
Media related to Reggie Hunt at Wikimedia Commons
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reggie, hunt, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Reggie Hunt news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Reggie Hunt born October 14 1977 is a former professional gridiron football linebacker He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League He was signed by the Scottish Claymores as a street free agent in 2001 He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs Reggie HuntHunt while with the RoughridersBorn 1977 10 14 October 14 1977 age 46 Denison TexasCareer informationCFL statusAmericanPosition s LBHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight220 lb 100 kg CollegeTexas ChristianHigh schoolDenisonCareer historyAs player2001Scottish Claymores2002 2007Saskatchewan Roughriders2008Montreal Alouettes2009Edmonton Eskimos Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsCFL All Star2003CFL West All Star2003 2004 2006 2007Hunt has also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional career 2 1 Scottish Claymores 2 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 3 Montreal Alouettes 2 4 Edmonton Eskimos 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editHunt attended Denison High School in Denison Texas and lettered in football and basketball Following high school graduation Hunt attended Texas Christian University As a senior he won All WAC honors at both safety and kick returner positions and set the Horned Frogs single season kick return average record 34 1 yards He finished his career with three interceptions 271 tackles and seven forced fumbles Professional career editScottish Claymores edit Hunt played a year of professional football with the NFL Europe Scottish Claymores in 2001 He finished the year with two interceptions 30 tackles and four forced fumbles Saskatchewan Roughriders edit Hunt was signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan on May 17 2002 His job was to replace departed linebacker George White who had signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders He quickly solidified himself as a force in the Canadian Football League and was named a CFL All Star in 2003 as well as a two time CFL Western Division All Star in 2004 and 2006 Hunt won a Grey Cup championship with the Roughriders in 2007 He once held the CFL record for most tackles in a single game 16 Simoni Lawrence of the Hamilton Tiger Cats broke the previous record of 16 tackles in one single game in 2019 with a total of 17 Montreal Alouettes edit On February 19 2008 it was reported that he had signed with the Montreal Alouettes Hunt dressed and played in 14 games with the Alouettes as well as the East Final and the 96th Grey Cup loss After the Alouettes decided to start non import Shea Emry at middle linebacker he was released on June 25 2009 Edmonton Eskimos edit Hunt signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on September 25 2009 reuniting him with former defensive coordinator Richie Hall but was released the following offseason Personal life editHunt is the older brother of Aaron Hunt a former defensive lineman in the CFL having spent the majority of his six years in the league with the BC Lions 2006 2011 Hunt officially announced his retirement on October 26 2011 by signing a one day contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders so he could retire as a Roughrider After retiring he moved back home to Texas with and lives there with his 2 children 1 References edit Linebacker Hunt retires as a member of the Roughriders Archived from the original on 2011 10 27 Retrieved 2017 12 07 External links editSaskatchewan Roughriders bio nbsp Media related to Reggie Hunt at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reggie Hunt amp oldid 1180261306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
