Tony Hinkle

Tony Hinkle
Biographical details
Born(1899-12-19)December 19, 1899
Logansport, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 22, 1992(1992-09-22) (aged 92)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1918–1920Chicago
Basketball
1918–1921Chicago
Baseball
1918–1920Chicago
Position(s)End (football)
Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1925Butler (assistant)
1926Butler
1935–1941Butler
1942–1943Great Lakes Navy
1946–1969Butler
Basketball
1926–1942Butler
1942–1944Great Lakes Navy
1945–1970Butler
Baseball
1921–1928Butler
1933–1941Butler
1942–1944Great Lakes Navy (assistant)
1946–1970Butler
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1926–1927Butler
1931–1942Butler
1945–1970Butler
Head coaching record
Overall183–104–16 (football)
560–392 (basketball)
335–309–3 (baseball)
TournamentsBasketball
2–1 (NCAA University Division)
1–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
8 IIC (1935–1940, 1946–1947)
9 ICC (1952, 1953, 1958–1964)

Basketball
2 MVC regular season (1933–1934)
MAC regular season (1947)
7 ICC regular season (1952–1954, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1970)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1965 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006

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.