STATISTICS & HISTORY
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 |