Tony Hinkle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tony Hinkle

American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1899

Place of Birth: Logansport, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1992

Profession: basketball coach, baseball player, athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Paul D.
"Tony" Hinkle (December 19, 1899 – September 22, 1992) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletic administrator.
He attended the University of Chicago, where he won varsity letters in three sports.
Hinkle captained the Chicago Maroons basketball team for two seasons was twice selected as an All-American, in 1919 and 1920.
After graduating from the University of Chicago, Hinkle moved on to Butler University as a coach.
There, over the course of nearly 50 years, he served as the head football coach (1926, 1935–1941, 1946–1969), head basketball coach (1926–1942, 1945–1970), and head baseball coach (1921–1928, 1933–1941, 1946–1970).
Hinkle was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1965.
Butler's home basketball arena was renamed as Hinkle Fieldhouse in the coach's honor in 1966.