W. Hamilton

W. Hamilton

Georgia Bulldogs
Position	Tackle
Personal information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College	Georgia (1899)
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1899)

W. Hamilton was a college football player.

University of Georgia

He was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs football team of the University of Georgia,[1] then considered the best the school had ever boasted at the position.[2]

1899

Hamilton was selected All-Southern in 1899.[3][4] He enabled the last score in the Clemson game by his work.[5][6] He was the "superior of any man in the line" in the close loss to North Carolina.[7]

References

1. "1899 Football Letterwinners".
2. "Football Teams Struggle Today". Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books.
4. "[1]". The Daily Tar Heel. January 31, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia's Fine Team Work". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). p. 18.
7. "Georgia Lost In Stubborn Contest". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.