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Comp. / Att.:	2,255 / 3,964
Passing yards:	28,022
TD–INT:	442–150
Passer rating:	91.05
Rushing TD:	64

Todd Hammel
No. 5, 8, 11, 15
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	December 7, 1966 (age 57); Durant, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Durant (OK)
College:	Stephen F. Austin
NFL draft:	1990 / round: 12 / pick: 307
Career history
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1990); New York/New Jersey Knights (1991); Dallas Texans (1992–1993); Fort Worth Cavalry (1994); Milwaukee Mustangs (1995–1999); Florida Bobcats (2000); Houston Thunderbears (2001); Grand Rapids Rampage (2002); Las Vegas Gladiators (2003); Philadelphia Soul (2004); Chicago Rush (2005); Colorado Crush (2006); Milwaukee Iron (2009); Chicago Rush (2010); Jacksonville Sharks (2010)*; Utah Blaze (2011);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	AFL All Star (1993);
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	2,255 / 3,964
Passing yards:	28,022
TD–INT:	442–150
Passer rating:	91.05
Rushing TD:	64
	Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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Todd Layne Hammel (born December 7, 1966) is a former professional arena football player who played for 10 teams since his Arena Football League (AFL) career began in 1992. He is the great-grandson of Oklahoma Indian Chief Quana Parker and a member of the Comanche tribe. He is a distant relative of QB Sam Bradford.

Early life

Hammel attended Durant High School in Durant, Oklahoma, and was a four sport letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. As a junior, he helped lead his football team to the 1983–84 Class 3–A State Championship. He also helped lead the Lions in basketball to a District Championship. Hammel graduated from Durant High School in 1985.

College career

Hammel played college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. As a senior, he helped lead his team to a 9–1–1 regular season record, the No. 3 ranking in final Division I-AA poll, and a berth in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. Hammel was named a first team All-Conference pick and the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He finished his college career with 8,631 passing yards and 65 touchdowns. He left Stephen F. Austin as the school's all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and total yardage.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 12th round of the 1990 NFL draft.^[1] In 1991, he played for the New York/New Jersey Knights in the World League of American Football.^[2]

Hammel's long football career includes stints with more than a dozen different AFL teams.

He spent the 2009 season playing for the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football 2 AF2. In 2010, at age 43 he played for the Jacksonville Sharks and Chicago Rush. He was signed to the Utah Blaze on July 7, 2011. He has a twin brother, Tad. Todd is married to Tanna Bryant and they currently reside in McKinney, Texas.

Notes

^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ Todd Hammel Career Statistics – The Football Database
^ Gardner, Charles F. (April 15, 1995). "Team's new quarterback has Arena experience". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

External links

Todd Hammel at ArenaFan Online

[1] "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[2] Todd Hammel Career Statistics – The Football Database

[mjs950415-3] Gardner, Charles F. (April 15, 1995). "Team's new quarterback has Arena experience". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

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+'''Todd Layne Hammel''' (born December 7, 1966) is a former professional [[arena football]] player who played for 10 teams since his [[Arena Football League]] (AFL) career began in 1992. He is the great-grandson of Oklahoma Indian Chief Quana Parker and a member of the Comanche tribe. He is a distant relative of QB Sam Bradford.
-==High school career==
+==Early life==
-Todd Hammel attended Durant High School in [[Durant, Oklahoma]] and was a four sport [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] in [[High school football|football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]], and [[Track and field|track]]. As a junior, he helped lead his football team to the 1983-84 Class 3-A State Championship.  He also helped lead the Lions in basketball to a District Championship. Hammel graduated from Durant High School in 1985.
+Hammel attended [[Durant High School (Oklahoma)|Durant High School]] in [[Durant, Oklahoma]], and was a four sport [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] in [[High school football|football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]], and [[Track and field|track]]. As a junior, he helped lead his football team to the 1983–84 Class 3–A State Championship.  He also helped lead the Lions in basketball to a District Championship. Hammel graduated from Durant High School in 1985.
 ==College career==
-Todd Hammel attended [[Stephen F. Austin State University]], and he finished his spectacular career with 8,631 passing yards, and 65 touchdowns. As a senior, he led his team to a 12 win-2 loss-1 tie record, a No.3 ranked team in [[NCAA]] [[Division I-AA]] [[College football|football]], was named a first team All-Conference pick, and the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He left school as the school's all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and total yardage.
+Hammel played [[college football]] for the [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football|Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks]]. As a senior, he helped lead his team to a 9–1–1 regular season record, the No. 3 ranking in final [[Division I-AA]] poll, and a berth in the [[1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game]]. Hammel was named a first team All-Conference pick and the [[Southland Conference]] Offensive Player of the Year. He finished his college career with 8,631 passing yards and 65 touchdowns. He left Stephen F. Austin as the school's all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and total yardage.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
 ==Professional career==
-He was selected by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the 12th round of the [[1990 NFL Draft]]. In 1991, he played for the [[New York/New Jersey Knights]] in the [[World League of American Football]].<ref>[http://www.footballdb.com/players/todd-hammel-hammeto01 Todd Hammel Career Statistics - The Football Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+He was selected by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the 12th round of the [[1990 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1991, he played for the [[New York/New Jersey Knights]] in the [[World League of American Football]].<ref>[http://www.footballdb.com/players/todd-hammel-hammeto01 Todd Hammel Career Statistics – The Football Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 Hammel's long football career includes stints with more than a dozen different AFL teams.
 * 1992-1993 - [[Dallas Texans (Arena)|Dallas Texans]]
 * 1994 - [[Fort Worth Cavalry]]
-* 1995-1999 - [[Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)|Milwaukee Mustangs]]<ref name="mjs950415">{{cite news |first=Charles F. |last=Gardner |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title=Team's new quarterback has Arena experience |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828D94E796DD9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=April 15, 1995 |accessdate=October 17, 2012 |quote=}}</ref>
+* 1995–1999 - [[Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)|Milwaukee Mustangs]]<ref name="mjs950415">{{cite news |first=Charles F. |last=Gardner |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title=Team's new quarterback has Arena experience |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828D94E796DD9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=April 15, 1995 |access-date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref>
 * 2000 - [[Florida Bobcats]]
 * 2001 - [[Houston Thunderbears]]
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