Edward James Hamilton (October 8, 1880 – ?) was a
college football
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,
basketball
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, and
baseball
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player and coach as well as an
attorney. He attended
preparatory school at Mooney School in
Franklin, Tennessee
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along with
Red Smith and
Frank Kyle. Hamilton was born in
Enid, Mississippi
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Although Enid is ...
.
Hamilton was an
All-Southern end
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for the first years of
Dan McGugin
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's
Vanderbilt Commodores football
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teams. He stood and weighed . He was an All-Southern
second baseman
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on the
baseball
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team. Hamilton coached the
Vanderbilt basketball squad in 1903–1904 and 1908–09 for a combined record of 17–5.
Hamilton was the first to meet McGugin in Nashville, and has his law office next to his. Hamilton won
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. He married Theresa Henderson, the daughter of judge John Henderson.
References
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American football ends
Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball coaches
Vanderbilt Commodores football players
All-Southern college football players
Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaches
Vanderbilt Commodores baseball players
Baseball second basemen
Basketball coaches from Mississippi
Players of American football from Mississippi
1880 births
Year of death missing