Tom Hamilton

Sport: multi
Position: multi
Inducted: 1971
Hometown: Dallas, Texas

BASEBALL (1947-49, First Base)
BASKETBALL (1947-50, Center)

• Outstanding two-sport star
• All-SWC first baseman in 1948 and 1949
• First-team All-American in 1949 after hitting .417 with .878 slugging percentage
• Finished career with .347 batting average and a .653 slugging percentage
• Led UT to 1949 College World Series and SWC titles from 1947-49
• Four-year letterman in basketball, who helped UT finish 26-2, win SWC, and advance to NCAA Final Four in 1947
• All-SWC basketball selection in 1950
• First player in school history to score 1,000 career points
• Member of Philadelphia Phillies in 1952 and 1953