Mike Hamilton (athletic director)

Mike Hamilton (August 13, 1963 – November 10, 2023) was an American athletic director. He was the Men's Director of Athletics at the University of Tennessee. Hamilton replaced Doug Dickey in 2003, becoming the University of Tennessee's seventh men's athletic director.^[1]

Career

Born in Brevard, North Carolina, on August 16, 1963, Hamilton was a graduate of Clemson University, and had been on the university's athletic staff for 11 years prior to his hiring.^[2][3]

In 1998, the National Association of Athletic Development Directors named him Fundraiser of the Year.^[4]

Death

Hamilton died from cancer on November 10, 2023, at the age of 60.^[5]

References

1. "Mike Hamilton Named UT Director of Athletics". University of Tennessee Athletics. May 10, 2003. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
2. "Tennessee Athletics Mourns the Loss of Former AD Mike Hamilton". University of Tennessee Athletics. November 11, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
3. Davis, Elizabeth A. (May 9, 2003). "Tennessee Promotes Mike Hamilton to AD". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
4. "Mike Hamilton". National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. April 14, 2005. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
5. Wilson, Mike (November 10, 2023). "Former Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton dies at 60". knoxnews.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.