| Ruffin Hamilton | |
| Number: | 58, 54 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 235 |
| High School: | Pride (LA) Northeast |
| College: | Tulane |
| Draftyear: | 1994 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 175 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 20 |
| Pfr: | H/HamiRu20 |
Ruffin Hamilton III (born March 2, 1971) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons.
He played at the collegiate level at Tulane University.[1] He also was a guard in basketball during his time there.[2]
Hamilton was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL draft and spent the 1994 NFL season with the team.[3] After two years away from the NFL, he spent three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.
Hamilton was born on March 2, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan.[4] His son Elijah Hamilton is a cornerback for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL who also played for the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins.[5]