It’s impossible to quantify the seismic impact that two Jets staffers, longtime equipment manager Bill Hampton Sr. and public relations head Frank Ramos, had inside the organization for decades. So, it was fitting that Hampton and Ramos were honored together Thursday in Canton, OH with Awards of Excellence at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Hampton. Sr., who worked 739 games from 1964-2000, was a revered presence throughout his legendary career. Since 2004, the Jets have paid tribute to “Hamp” by presenting the Hampton Award to the rookie on the team who acts like a pro in the locker room. Honored posthumously, having died in 2015 at 88, Hampton’s son, Clay, and former Jets DL Marvin Washington accepted the award.
“It means a lot because I think for my dad, he prided himself on being humble, hard work and having an intense loyalty to the team,” said Hampton, the Houston Texans director of football operations who spent 28 years with the Jets. “With everyone, award winners past and present, to receive this it is a tremendous honor considering the number of people that have come through the game and the impact the game has made on him and his family and when you transpose that to bringing people into your life. That is why we asked Marvin to be up here because he made a profound impact on my family just like my father.”
Ramos, who has said that Hampton Sr. was a friend, mentor, counselor and father to Jets players for decades, was also introduced at a luncheon that was emceed by Hall of Famer Dan Fouts.
“A guy’s name who rhymes with famous, Frank Ramos,” Fouts said. “It’s a perfect way to remember Frank. He spent his entire 39 years with the New York Jets, the team’s first season in 1963 through 2002 (including preseason), and it was quite an odyssey. He never missed a game, (779) games in all. His highlight came in Miami in January of 1969, we all remember Super Bowl III when the Jets upset the heavily favored Baltimore Colts. And he…
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