Hambrick and his brother Darren helped Pasco High School win the 1992 Class 3A state championship in football.
As a senior running back, he tallied 1,731 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns, while earning All-state, Sunshine Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors.
Off the field issues led to his dismissal by then newly hired head coach Lou Holtz, before the start of the season on July 24, 1999.
In the season finale against the Tennessee Titans, he replaced starter Emmitt Smith in the fourth quarter and led the team in rushing with 6 carries for 28 yards (4.7-yard average).
In the third game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 10 carries for 107 yards (10.7-yard average), including an 80-yard run in the fourth quarter that was the fourth-longest in franchise history.
His play in limited appearances created a controversy whether he should start ahead of Smith, which in turn affected the relationship between the two players.
Hambrick played in the first 10 games, collecting 63 carries for 283 yards and one touchdown, before spraining his foot and being placed on the Injured reserve list.
[7] On November 9, 2007, he signed with the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League in an attempt to come back, but was waived within a month after being arrested.