Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Clinton F. Dodson - Administrator - (1934-69)
Clinton F. Dodson was a driving force in the evolution of Western Carolina University's athletic program from its humble beginning to NCAA Division I status. For four decades he provided support and leadership for athletics as chairman of the faculty athletics' committee. A champion of efforts to strengthen and expand the program. An unofficial fundraiser, generous benefactor and 'superfan,' he came to Cullowhee in 1934 and served the university for 35 years as head of its department of service and chairman of numerous committees that shaped the present university. He was the first president of the Catamount Club, the athletics fundraising organization and attended every home football game for 57 years.
