Bob Hamilton

Bob Hamilton not only coached a multitude of sports for four decades, he coached them at a championship level.

A Butler University graduate where he was the football team’s MVP in 1940, Hamilton was best known as the colorful football coach at Kokomo High School. In 27 varsity seasons, his teams won six North

Central Conference championships while compiling a 147-109-9 record. His 1957 team finished 9-0 and his mythical state champion 1964 squad, was 10-0.

Hamilton was Howard County’s first high school wrestling coach, starting the sport at Kokomo in 1952. Over three decades, his wrestlers brought home two state team runners-up titles and 14 individual state championships.

Hamilton also directed tennis and golf programs, assisted in baseball and basketball and served as the school’s athletic director for 12 years.

He died in 1994 after being inducted into the Indiana Football Coaches Association and Indiana Wrestling Coaches Association halls of fame.