Hampton Lemoine
American football player and physician (1882–1916)
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Hampton Theophile Lemoine (March 30, 1882 – January 24, 1916) was an American college football player and physician.
Cottonport, Louisiana, U.S.
Cottonport, Louisiana, U.S.
Sewanee (1902)
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 30, 1882 Cottonport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1916 (aged 33) Cottonport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Louisiana State (1899) Sewanee (1902) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Early life
Hampton Theophile Lemoine was born on March 30, 1882 to Confederate veteran Theophile Lemoine.[1]
Sewanee
He transferred from Louisiana State University to Sewanee:The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.[2] Lemoine was a prominent guard on the Sewanee Tigers football team,[3] selected All-Southern in 1902.[4] He played opposite the other guard Henry D. Phillips.
Physician
Lemoine was a physician; once a member of the Avoyelles Parish Medical Society.[5][6][7] In 1906, he moved from Big Cane to Cottonport.[8] He ran Lemoine Pharmacy by 1911.[9] In 1912 it suffered a fire.[10] In 1914, he moved to Plaucheville.[1]
Death
Lemoine died in Cottonport in 1916.
