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Former Cowboy Going to Prison

(5-13-08)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL
running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling
crack cocaine.
The former Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals player was
sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday.
Hambrick pleaded guilty on Feb. 26 to one count of distributing
50 grams or more of crack cocaine.
Court documents show Hambrick sold the drugs in 2007 to a
confidential informants near his home in Lacoochee, about 40 miles
north of Tampa.
Hambrick's NFL career spanned five seasons. His best year was
2003 when he rushed for 972 yards and five touchdowns for Dallas.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP-NY-05-13-08 1211EDT

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