Georgia Force WR/DB Darryl Hammond Named to All-Ironman Team
May 21, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Georgia Force News Release
ATLANTA, GA. - The Arena Football League announced today that wide receiver/ linebacker Darryl Hammond was named to the All-Ironman team. Hammond seems to defy time as he plays in his 13th season in the AFL breaking the league record for career years of service. (Previous mark 12 years- Sylvester Bembery 1988-2000 and George LaFrance 1988-2000). This marks the third time in his career that he has been named to the All-Ironman team garnering the honor in 2000 and 2001.
Hammond (6-3, 220, Virginia) currently ranks second in the AFL's all-time records with 560 career tackles, ranks in the top 15 in the league in career scoring with 868 points and is in the top 10 in career pass receptions with 663. He has had 8 seasons of 50 or more pass receptions.
This season, Hammond caught a team-high 88 passes for 969 yards and a team-high tying 20 touchdowns. He also gained 22 yards on three rushes and had one score on the ground. Defensively, Hammond made 33.5 tackles, four pass break-ups, three forced fumbles, two interceptions both returned for touchdowns and one fumble recovery. Following his Week 8 performance at Orlando on March 23rd, he was named the league's ADT Defensive Player of the Week.
Earlier in the week, quarterback Leon Murray was named to the All-Rookie team and offensive/ defensive lineman Jermaine Smith was named to the All-Arena first team.
The Georgia Force will begin its first postseason action in team history when it travels to the American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Desperados on Saturday, May 24th. Georgia enters the playoffs as the league' s 12th seed, while Dallas holds the 5th seed. The Drive to ArenaBowl XVII will begin this weekend on May 24-25 with Wild Card Round games being played at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
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