Kashmere High School – 1984-1987
Lettered in Football, Basketball, and Track (3 years)
University of Georgia – 1987-1990
All SEC
All American
Broke Hershel Walker’s all-purpose yardage record during his freshman year
New York Giants 1990-1997
Super Bowl XXV Champion
Pro Bowl 1992 and 1993
1st Round Draft Pick
Rushed for 1,000 Yards for 5 consecutive years
Team Captain and Starting Running Back
1990 NY Giants Rookie of the Year
1990-1991 Outstanding Achievement in 1st Year Season
1990 & 1991 Mercedes Benz Star Player of the Game
1991, 1992 & 1995 NY Giant MVP
1992, 1994 & 1995 News Day Giant of the Year
1993 Body Sculpt “Sports” Award – Children’s Choice
1993 All-Madden Team
1993 – 1995 NY Giant Offensive Player of the Year
1996 NFL Players Association “Giants Player of the Year”
1996 Hale House Concerned Citizens Award
1997 True Value NFL Man of the Year – NY Giants
1999 Y.M.C.A. Human Enrichment Life Programs Award
2004 Inducted into Gator Bowl Hall of Fame
2006 Inducted into Georgia-Florida Football Hall of Fame
2008 New York Giants Alumni Man of the Year Award
2022 Texas Bowl Honoree
2022 New York Giants Ring of Honor Inductee
HAMP’S CAMP, INC. (Founder) Houston, TX – Host after School classes at campuses in Houston ISD and Annual Summer Camps and Clinics, nationwide to help students develop fundamentals football, basketball, and soccer techniques. Hampton recruits other retired NFL players to teach classes and mentor students. Hamp’s Camp is also the source of college scholarships to recipients during Fall and Spring semesters each year.
A BETTER BAIL BOND Houston, TX (Established in 1989) Partner & Spokesperson – started this family business to provide a necessary service at affordable rates for clients needing bail bonding services. A Better Bail Bond has been serving citizens of the Houston area for over 30 years.
HAMPTON FOUNDATION, INC. Mar 1996 – Dec 2005 Co-founded the Hampton Foundation with parents and siblings to provide mentoring services and activities for kids; Hosted Annual Celebrity Basketball Games to allow more than 5,000 economically disadvantaged Houston youth to meet their favorite athletes and entertainers at no cost to the children; Implemented Self-Esteem and Career Readiness programs to youth in northeast Houston schools.
FAMILY
Wife, Andetria Hampton; Kids, Rani (28), Rodney, Jr. (23), and Rylee (16)