them to ArenaBowl XX in 2006, losing 69-61 to the Chicago Rush. With a win, Hamilton would have become the first player in history to own both a Super Bowl and ArenaBowl ring. In the 2006 off-season, he was released by the Orlando Predators. Post-playing career He returned to school, and received his degree in History, Technology, and Society in August 2007. " In 2008, following an arrest for a hit and run, DUI, open container and marijuana possession, Joe Hamilton resigned as a Georgia Tech assistant coach—less than two weeks after he was hired. In 2010, he resurrected his coaching career when he became a recruiting intern at Georgia State, which had launched its Georgia State Panthers football team that year. In June 2011, he joined the Panthers' full-time staff as running backs coach. On May 7, 2013, exactly 5 years after submitting his resignation, Hamilton was re-hired by Georgia Tech to provide assistance with recruiting for the Yellow Jackets football team. Currently, Hamilton is the co-host of The Locker Room, a morning sports radio program on WCNN in Atlanta and he is the color analyst for Georgia Tech football radio broadcasts Collegiate awards and honors 1996 – Four ACC Rookie of the Week Awards, Runner-up ACC Rookie of the Year 1997 – Two ACC Offensive Back of the Week Awards, Georgia Tech MVP for the Year, MVP of 1997 Carquest Bowl vs West Virginia 1998 – One ACC Offensive Back of the Week Award, 1st Team All-ACC Quarterback, Co-MVP of 1999 Gator Bowl against Notre Dame, led the team to ending 7 year losing streak to the Georgia 1999 – Davey O'Brien Award winner, Runner-up to the 1999 Heisman Trophy, 1st Team All-America Quarterback, 1st Team All-ACC Quarterback, Three ACC Offensive Back of the Week Awards, defeated University of Georgia 51-48 for second straight year in wild overtime victory 2000 – Anthony J. McKelvin Award, ACC Male Athlete of the Year 2002 – ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team 2005 – ACC Football Legends - Inaugural Class 2007 – Received degree from Georgia Tech in History, Technology and Society 2014 – Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame See also List of Arena Football League and National Football League players List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets starting quarterbacks Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football statistical leaders References External links Georgia State profile Georgia Tech profile 1977 births Living people