Don Hamilton (American football)
| Date of birth | November 14, 1887 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Notre Dame |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1913 | Shelby Blues |
| 1914 | Canton Professionals |
| 1915 | Canton Bulldogs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Donald Munson Hamilton (November 14, 1887 – June 2, 1959) was an
As a two-year starter at quarterback at the University of Notre Dame, Hamilton amassed a record of 15–1–1. The highlight of the undefeated 1909 season was the school's first victory over Michigan in nine tries—an 11–3 triumph over a very good Fielding H. Yost team that earned Notre Dame the title "Champions of the West".
In 1910, Hamilton's eligibility was suspended for having played professional baseball with the Louisville Colonels, but he returned as a backup quarterback in 1911 and threw the school's first game-winning touchdown pass—a 35-yard strike to Lee Matthews—for a 6–0 victory against Pittsburgh.[1]
After graduation, Hamilton played professionally in the
By the mid-1930s, Hamilton had become a college football referee for the Big Ten Conference.
References
- ^ "On this date in Notre Dame Football History".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Portsmouth Spartans.org :: The Famous Ironton Tanks". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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