Eddie Cameron
Baseball + Football
Inducted: 1969
- Born in Pennsylvania, 1902
- Star football and basketball player at Washington and Lee in 1920s
- Coach and administrator at Duke University for almost a half century
- Duke assistant football coach from 1926–1941; became head coach in 1942 when Wallace Wade entered the army
- Coached Duke football to 25-10-1 record in four seasons
- His 1944 team beat Alabama 29-26 in 1945 Sugar Bowl, Duke’s first bowl victory
- Won SC football titles in 1943, 1944, and 1945
- Duke head basketball coach from 1929–1942, finished with record of 226-99
- Won three SC basketball championships
- Served as Duke athletic director from 1946–1972
- Key figure in founding of ACC and active in ACC and NCAA affairs
- Duke Indoor Stadium was renamed Cameron Indoor Stadium in 1972
- Died 1988
