Dick Hammer

Dick Hammer
Born Richard Bernard Hammer
(1930-07-17)July 17, 1930
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died October 18, 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 69)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Cause of death Prostate Cancer
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, California
Occupation firefighter, actor

Richard Bernard "Dick" Hammer (July 17, 1930 – October 18, 1999) was an American athlete, firefighter, and actor. Born in Long Beach, California, Hammer was a basketball player at the University of Southern California, competed in volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and was a retired Captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). As an actor he played the role of Captain Richard "Dick" Hammer in the first season of the Jack Webb produced television show Emergency!, which debuted on January 15, 1972. He left the show midway through the first season, because he felt that being a real life firefighter was more rewarding than playing a fictional one. He returned to the LACoFD and retired with the rank of Captain. Hammer also portrayed the Marlboro Man in cigarette advertisements in the 1970s. He died in Long Beach from prostate cancer at the age of 69. Hammer's grandson is the current University of Southern California starting quarterback, Sam Darnold.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1999.
  2. ↑ "Dick Hammer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Biography of Dick Hammer". EmergencyFans.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fifth former 'Marlboro man' dies from smoking-related disease". The Telegraph. January 27, 2014. David McLean and Richard Hammer, both 1970s Marlboro Men
  5. ↑ "Eric Lawson Was the Fifth Marlboro Man to Die of Smoking-Related Illness". People. January 28, 2014. Richard Hammer, a firefighter-turned-actor from the TV show Emergency!, played the Marlboro Man
  6. ↑ University of Southern California. October 15, 2016 ltitle=Sam Darnold Bio http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sam_darnold_971855.htm ltitle=Sam Darnold Bio Check |url= value (help). Missing or empty |title= (help)

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