Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Hugh Hamilton - Football - (1947-50)
Hugh "Pee Wee" Hamilton was the leading scorer and rusher on Western Carolina's outstanding teams in 1948 and 1949 that posted records of 7-3 and 8-2 respectively. He was All-North State Conference selection in 1948 and was all-conference and All-State in 1949 when he was a key performer on WCU's first conference championship team. He set scoring and return records that stood into the '60s. He went on to post 145 victories in 22 seasons as head football coach at three western North Carolina high schools - Andrews, Asheville, and East Henderson.
