- Edwin Hunt
Edwin Francis Hunt (born
March 12 ,1902 inJackson, Tennessee ; diedApril 11 ,1981 ) was an American draughts, or checkers, player who spent most of his life inNashville .He initially had a casual interest in the game, but by the late 1920s he was winning tournaments throughout the American South. He entered his first US Open of the game in 1929 finishing fifth. In 1934 he won his first US title. After that he had periods of withdrawal and return with the final success being US co-champion in 1962. After that he retired from the game and died in 1981.
He was a graduate of
Vanderbilt University and was the only student in the 20th century to receive the Founder's Medal both at the undergraduate level and in the Vanderbilt Law School. (The Founder's Medal is given to the student with the highest GPA). He practiced law in the State's Attorney General's office, was an attorney with the L&N RR, and finally became a partner in the Nashville law firm of Howard, Davis, Bolt and Hunt.Edwin married Katherine Flinn and had two daughters, Cary Bruns Hunt and Nancy Mae Hunt.
External links
* [http://www.acfcheckers.com/hunt.html ACFcheckers bio]
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