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American athletic director (1963–2023)
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.
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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.
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In 1998, the National Association of Athletic Development Directors named him Fundraiser of the Year.
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Death
Hamilton died from cancer on November 10, 2023, at the age of 60.
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References
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"Mike Hamilton Named UT Director of Athletics" . University of Tennessee Athletics . May 10, 2003. Retrieved March 20, 2024 .
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"Tennessee Athletics Mourns the Loss of Former AD Mike Hamilton" . University of Tennessee Athletics . November 11, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024 .
^ Davis, Elizabeth A. (May 9, 2003).
"Tennessee Promotes Mike Hamilton to AD" . The Edwardsville Intelligencer . Retrieved March 20, 2024 .
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"Mike Hamilton" . National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics . April 14, 2005. Retrieved March 20, 2024 .
^ Wilson, Mike (November 10, 2023).
"Former Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton dies at 60" . knoxnews.com . Retrieved December 2, 2023 .
# denotes interim athletic director