Adolph Hamblin

Adolph Hamblin

Biographical details
Born	1896 Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.
Died	(1966-08-17)August 17, 1966 South Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Knox College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1944	West Virginia State
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 black college national (1936)

Adolph Putnam "Ziggy" Hamblin (1896 – August 17, 1966) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.

A native of Galesburg, Illinois, Hamblin attended Knox College in that city. He received 16 varsity letters at Knox, competing in football, basketball, baseball, and track.[1]

He served as the head football coach at West Virginia State College from 1921 to 1944.[2] He led the 1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team to the black college football national championship. He also coached the basketball and baseball teams and was a professor of biology for 45 years.[1][3]

In 1987, Hamblin was posthumously inducted into the Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition, the science building at West Virginia State was named for him.[1]

References

1. "Adolph "Ziggy" Hamblin". Knox College. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
2. "Cardwell New Football Coach at West Virginia State". The Pittsburgh Courier. July 28, 1945. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hamblin, 70, Dies". The Pittsburgh Courier. August 27, 1966. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Adolph Hamblin at Find a Grave