Wednesday, February 2, 2011

2011 Iowa Hawkeye Football Commit Ray Hamilton

Ray Hamilton

Tight End

6-5, 235, Freshman

Strongsville, OH

(Strongsville HS)

High school honors - - DVT Sports High School and U.S. Air Force All-American . . . nominated for the US Army All-American Bowl/Under Armor All-American game . . . participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C . . . preseason All-American by The Sporting News . . . named Post Newspaper 2010 Player of the Year . . . first team all-state as a senior . . . third team all-state as a junior . . . three time Sun Newspaper all-area team and three-time first team all-conference selection . . . named to the Cleveland Plain Dealer all-Northwest Ohio team . . . Career - - had 119 career receptions for 1,189 yards and 23 touchdowns . . . averaged 15.2 yards per catch . . . had 55 receptions for 887 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior . . . had 22 receptions as a sophomore and 20 as a junior before missing part of season due to injury . . . team captain as a senior . . . led team to conference title and state regional semifinal in 2008 . . . four year letterman in both football and basketball.

Personal - - 10/28/92 . . . open major . . . three-time academic all-conference selection in both football and basketball . . . parents are Liz and Tom Hamilton . . . high school coach was Russ Jacques.