Tonka Hemingway
| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 91 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Major | Public Health |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 31, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 295 lb (134 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Conway (Conway, South Carolina) |
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Terrell H. "Tonka" Hemingway (born October 31, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life and high school[edit]
Hemingway grew up in Conway, South Carolina and attended Conway High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball.[1] In his senior season, Hemingway notched 92 tackles with 24 being for a loss.[2] Coming out of high school, Hemingway decided to commit to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[3][4]
College career[edit]
During the 2020 season, Hemingway tallied 16 tackles with one being for a loss, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble.[5] In the 2021 season, Hemingway played in six games where he had six tackles.[6] During the 2022 season, Hemingway tallied 33 tackles with eight being for a loss, four sacks, a pass deflection, and two fumble recoveries.[7] In week twelve of the 2023 season, Hemingway had the game-winning fumble recovery, as he helped South Carolina beat Kentucky.[8] Hemingway finished the 2023 season making 32 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, seven pass deflections, and two fumble recoveries.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Hemingway is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver, Junior Hemingway.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ Biesk, Audrey (April 16, 2019). "Student Spotlight: Conway High School junior masters three sports at once". WMBF-TV. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Breiner, Ben. "The voice of experience, NFL background helping guide incoming four-star Gamecock". The State. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Hintz, Kacy (15 August 2019). "Conway's Hemingway commits to South Carolina". WPDE.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Lundeen, T.J. "Tonka in tow! Gamecocks lock down another four-star defensive lineman for 2020". The State. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Tonka Hemingway 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Veltri, Jake (4 December 2023). "Tonka Hemingway set to return to South Carolina next season". On3.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Veltri, Jake (17 July 2023). "Senior Bowl's Jim Nagy shares why Tonka Hemingway is a 'sleeper name' for next year's NFL Draft". On3.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Kern, Mark (18 November 2023). "Tonka Hemingway makes game-changing late fumble recovery against Kentucky". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Kaye, Jordan. "South Carolina's Tonka Hemingway delivers great news for the Gamecocks". The State. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Kendall, Josh (May 7, 2021). "Nature or nurture? It's a little bit of both for South Carolina's emerging defensive lineman Tonka Hemingway". The Athletic. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Breiner, Ben. "One Gamecocks freshman showing the mindset to be a longtime program staple". The State. Retrieved 17 March 2024.