Ralph Hamilton played three varsity seasons for the University of Indiana spread out over a six year period.  He played for the Hoosiers in 1941-42 and 1942-43 and  then served in the military for three years during World War II. Hamilton returned to Indiana University  as a 25-year-old senior in 1946–47.  He led the Hoosiers in scoring and was named a first-team All-American.

 

RALPH HAMILTON		Height:	6;01		Weight:		190		College:		Indiana’47
Ralph Albert Hamilton		Born: Jun 10, 1921			Died: Jun 5, 1983				Hometown:		Fort Wayne, In.
Brother of Dale Hamilton			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Indiana (Frosh)	College
1941-42	Indiana	College	20	57	14	33	.424		128	6.4
1942-43	Indiana	College	20	97	53	68	.779		267	13.4
1943-26	U.S. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Indiana	College	20	109	49	74	.662		267	13.4
1947-48	Fort Wayne	NBL	49	143	101	135	.748		387	7.9
1948-49	Fort Wayne–Indianapolis	BAA	48	114	61	91	.670	83	289	6.0
1949-50	Fort Wayne Becks	Indep
1950-51	Kansas City	NPBL	15	44	22	35	.629		110	7.3
	Major League Totals		112	301	184	261	.705		786	7.0
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1947-48	Fort Wayne	NBL	2	1	2	4	.500		4	2.0
1948	Fort Wayne	WBT	1	0	1	2	.500		1	1.0
	Major League Totals		3	1	3	6	.500		5	1.7

Floyd “Scotty” Hamilton was an all-state player for Grafton High in West Virginia.  Hamilton was the roly-poly play-making star of  of West Virginia’s 1942 NIT national championship team. In the tournament, Hamilton led the last-seeded Mountaineers to a monumental 58-49 overtime win against Coach Clair Bee’s Long Island squad, which came into the game with a 42-game winning streak. After topping Toledo 51-39 in the semifinals, Hamilton helped WVU upend Western Kentucky 47-45 in the championship game. The Mountaineers finished 19-4. Hamilton averaged 8.7 points per game to become West Virginia’s first-ever basketball All-America selection. In 1943, Hamilton joined the Navy and served in World War II. While in the Navy, Hamilton played 7 games of major league professional basketball  for the Wilmington Bombers of the American Basketball League.  He was head basketball coach at Washington & Lee for two seasons and was the long-time  athletic director at Marietta (Ohio) High School.

 

SCOTTY HAMILTON		Height:	5:11		Weight:		190		College:		West Virginia’43
Floyd Scott Hamilton		Born: Nov 21, 1921			Died: Apr 11, 1976				Hometown:		Grafton, WV
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	West Virginia (Frosh)	College
1940-41	West Virginia	College	19	62	28	57	.491		152	8.0
1941-42	West Virginia	College	23	84	33	47	.702		201	8.7
1942-43	West Virginia	College	21	92	39	64	.609		223	10.6
1943-50	Military Service
1944-45	Wilmington	ABL	7	8	9				25	3.6
1946-47	San Diego Tecate Dons	AAU
	Major League Totals		7	8	9	0	0	0	25	3.6
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1944-45	Wilmington	ABL	3	5	1				11	3.7
	Major League Totals		3	5	1				11	3.7

Dale Hamilton was one of the key players with Fort Wayne South Side High School, the 1947-48 Indiana state  prep champions. Hamilton played for one year at Franklin College in Indiana. In 1939, Hamilton began a professional basketball career that would span over a decade.  While is was seldom a starter on any pro team, he remained in demand throughout the 1940’s because he was a hard-working, savy player who was popular with both teammates and fans.

 

DALE HAMILTON		Height:	6:00		Weight:	180			College:		Franklin (Ind)’39
Dale Brice Hamilton		Born:	Aug 16, 1919		Died: Aug 12, 1994				Hometown:		Fort Wayne, In.
Brother of Ralph Hamilton					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1938-39	Franklin	College
1939-40	Hammond	NBL	7	5	1				11	1.6
1940-41	Fort Wayne Pistons	Indep
1941-42	Fort Wayne	NBL	16	10	16				36	2.3
1942-43	Fort Wayne	NBL	18	8	1				17	0.9
1943-44	Fort Wayne	NBL	11	2	0				4	0.4
1944-45	Fort Wayne	NBL	2	0	0	1	.000		0	0.0
1944-46	U.S. Army Air Corp.	Military Service
1946-47	Toledo	NBL	44	114	67	131	.511		295	6.7
1947-48	Toledo	NBL	53	93	62	133	.466		248	4.7
1948-49	Waterloo	NBL	62	78	94	179	.525		250	4.0
1949-50	Waterloo	NBA	14	8	9	19	.474	17	25	1.8
1950-51	Waterloo Rockets	Indep
	Major League Totals		227	318	250				886	3.9
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Fort Wayne	WBT	1	4	1	2	.500		9	9.0
1941-42	Fort Wayne	NBL	5	2	3				7	1.4
1941-42	Fort Wayne	WBT	1	0	0	2	.000		0	0.0
1942-43	Fort Wayne	NBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1942-43	Fort Wayne	WBT	3	0	1	1	1.000		1	0.3
43-44	Fort Wayne	NBL	5	0	0				0	0.0
1943-44	44Fort Wayne	WBT	3	0	0	0	.000		0	0.0
1946-47	Toledo	NBL	4	6	7	20	.350		19	4.8
1946-47	Toledo	WBT	3	1	0	1	.000		2	0.7
	Major League Totals		26	13	12				38	1.5

 

 

 

 

BILL HAMILTON		Height:	6:05		Weight:		210		College:		Penn State’30 / Grove’ City(Pa)’32
William H.oward Hamilton		Born: Jun 19, 1911			Died: Nov 26, 1978				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
Big Bill Hamilton			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1928-29	Penn State (Frosh)	College
1928-29	Penn State	College
1930-31	Kennett Square	EBL	18	17	36				70	3.9
1931-32	Grove City (Pa) College	College
1932-33	Jasper–Philadelphia	EBL	16	19	12				50	3.1
1932-33	Archibald	PSL
1933-34	Philadelphia Hope	EBL	4	2	9				13	3.3
1933-34	Freeland	PSL	27	32	34				98	3.6
1934-35	Kingston	NYSL	23	19	21				59	2.6
1935-36
1936-37	Brownston	TCL	8	14	8				36	4.5
1937-38	Allentown	TCL	6	3	1				7	1.2
	Major League Totals		16	19	12				50	3.1
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG

 

JACK HAMILL		Height:	5:09		Weight:	155			College:		Cornell’01
Dr. JohnDunlap Hamill		Born:	Jul 16, 1878		Died: Apr 14, 1945				Hometown:		New York, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1893-94	New York 23rd Street YMCA	YMCA
1895-96	New York 23rd Street YMCA	YMCA
1896-97	New York 23rd Street YMCA	AAU
1897-98	U.S. Army Air Corp.	Military Service
1898-99	Cornell	College
1899-00	Cornell	College
1900-01	New York Metropolitans	Indep
1900-01	New York	NBL	11	5	3				13	1.2
	Major League Totals		11	5	3				13	1.2