Tom Hamilton

Born: Dec 26, 1905, in Hoopeston, Illinois
Died: Apr 3, 1994, in Chula Vista, California
Served: United States Navy

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Tom Hamilton played running back at Navy (1924–⁠26). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1965.

Honors

Inducted 1965College Football Hall of Fame

Team titles: National champions, 1926

All-America: UP 1926; UP first team 1926; Walter Eckersall second team 1926; Red Grange third team 1926

The teams in those years

1924 Navy2–⁠6Before the AP poll (1936)
1925 Navy5–⁠2–⁠1Before the AP poll (1936)
1926 Navy9–⁠0–⁠1national champions

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