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Inductee
HAMMOCK, THOMAS
HAMMOCK, THOMAS
Born on July 7, 1981
Jersey City, New Jersey
Inducted On
July 15, 2025
Location Inducted
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Region Number
3
Bishop Luers
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Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers
1999
Thomas Hammock was a dominant running back for the Bishop Luers Knights. Hammock played in the 1996 state championship game where Luers would lose to North Montgomery 37-34. While at Luers, Hammock was an all-state selection in 1998 and played in the North-South All-Star game in 1999.
Northern Illinois University
2003
Hammock accepted a scholarship to play running back to the University of Northern Illinois in 1999. He became a sophomore starter in 2000. Hammock was in the top 12 in the nation for rushing yards with 1,083 and 16 touchdowns in just 9 games played. As a sophomore, Hammock would earn 1st Team All-MAC honors, along with CoSIDA First Team all-America recognition. In his junior season, Hammock rushed for 1,096 yards, fourth best in the MAC, and scored 7 more touchdowns, while leading the Huskies with 1166 all-purpose yards. He ran for a career-best 195 yards in a victory over Central Michigan and for the second consecutive year garnered First Team All-MAC honors as well as CoSIDA First Team All-America status. In the season opener of his senior season, Hammock ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns in an overtime victory against Wake Forest, but he missed the final 11 games of his senior campaign due to a heart condition. Hammock finished his career as the seventh all-time leading rusher in program history with 2,432 yards and currently sits 13th on NIU'S all-time rushing list. His 25 Touchdowns rank 10th in school history.
Thomas and his wife Ceynnitha, have two children, Tierra and Thomas Douglas.
Due to his medical condition, Hammock joined the coaching ranks. He began as a graduate assistant at Wisconsin. He returned to NIU as running backs coach for two seasons in 2005 and 2006. Hammock had brief coaching stops at both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hammock spent five years in the NFL as the running backs coach of the Baltimore Ravens (2014-18) before returning to Northern Illinois as the head coach of the Huskies in 2019.