Background
Hinton was born in the rural area of Vernon and Clay in Jackson Parish in north Louisiana to Frank A. Hinton (1884–1976) and the former Leila Berry (1886–1985).
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Hinton was born in the rural area of Vernon and Clay in Jackson Parish in north Louisiana to Frank A. Hinton (1884–1976) and the former Leila Berry (1886–1985).
Louisiana Technical University.
In 1925, Hinton enrolled at Louisiana Technical and became an outstanding athlete in baseball, basketball, and football through 1930, when he began coaching in public schools in Arkansas. In 1943, he returned to Louisiana Technical in 1943 to teach in a United States. Navy program He held a master"s degree and was an assistant professor of physical education and the assistant dean of mentor
Hinton reestablished the baseball team, which had been interrupted by World World War World War II In time, Hinton joined the ranks of the most successful collegiate baseball coaches in Louisiana history.
He also taught at Technical and was director of men"s housing and dean of mentor Hinton"s record was 211-125 against conference opponents.
The 1961 team had a 21-6 record and recorded its best-ever conference mark of 15-4. Of the 23 squads that Hinton directed at Technical, only three had losing seasons.
O. K. "Buddy" Davis, executive sports editor of the Ruston Daily Leader, referred to Hinton as "highly personable and renowned for his quick wit and anecdotes." After World World War II, Hinton began building the Bulldogs" diamond program into a consistently successful team
Davis continued, "He was one of the best athletes ever to play at Technology. In three years he earned eight varsity letters. His 300-plus victory total featured eight conference championships."
From 1964-1967, in his last three years as a baseball coach, Hinton was also the director of Louisiana Technical Alumni Affairs.
From 1968 until his retirement in 1975, he was the alumni secretary.
In 1986, Hinton was inducted into the Louisiana Technical University Athletic Hall of Fame. Hinton"s successor as baseball coach was James East. Patterson.
During Patterson"s tenure from 1968–1990, the Bulldogs compiled a 741-462-2 record. Hinton"s coaching years at Louisiana Technical corresponded with those of Joe Aillet as head football coach at the university.
Hinton, who was Methodist, had aneurysm in 1997 and after a successful surgery, suffered a stroke.
He died in Arcadia, Louisiana, a few days prior to his ninetieth birthday in 2000. One of Hinton"s brothers, Roy Donald "Don" Hinton (1912–2011), also a Louisiana Technical graduate and Methodist layman, was a prominent landowner and dairy and beef farmer in Minden in Webster Parish.