Samuel Anselmore Hinton was born February 6th, 1904 to Burr Hinton and Martha "Mattie" Trotter in Clarksville, Tennessee. Sam grew up and went to school in Clarksville. He worked on his father’s farm for four years before attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
While in university, Samuel played as a lineman on the 1924 through 1926 University of Tennessee Volunteer Football teams. Samuel’s Junior year was under Hall-of-Fame Coach, Brigadier General Robert Neyland. The 1926 team went 8-1. Samuel remained a lifelong fan of UT Volunteer Football long after his playing years.
In 1928 Samuel married Frances Mildred Ray on December 24th in her home town of Tellohoma, Tenn. Samuel and Frances had two daughters and a son. In 1946, he took a summer off from teaching to build his home on the south side of Knoxville were he and Frances lived for the rest of their lives.
After graduating with his B.S. and getting married, Samuel started working in the UT Dairy Department where he worked on his Master’s Degree witch lead to a professorship of Dairy Science for the next 44 years. He retired on January 1st, 1972. At the time of his retirement from teaching, Samuel was the “Dean” of college coached Tennessee dairy teams for about 40 years. Many of his students were national champion judges in single breads as well as overall and he produced a share of national champion teams. His teams were consistently well trained in presenting reasons for their placings. This facility was imparted to them from Hinton’s long personal involvement in managing, breeding and showing cattle. He served as a member of the American Dairy Science Association and the Holstein-Friesian Association GEM program. His counsel was widely respected among Tennessee dairymen. He helped establish the Tennessee Holstein Association in 1945, when Holsteins were a very minor breed in the state, because he believed in the potential of the breed for Tennessee dairy farms. He served as a director of the East Tennessee Artificial Breeding Association in its most active years.
Samuel with his wife Frances and their children were faithful members of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Samuel passed away on June 16th, 1981 at his home in Knoxville with his family surround him.
While in university, Samuel played as a lineman on the 1924 through 1926 University of Tennessee Volunteer Football teams. Samuel’s Junior year was under Hall-of-Fame Coach, Brigadier General Robert Neyland. The 1926 team went 8-1. Samuel remained a lifelong fan of UT Volunteer Football long after his playing years.
In 1928 Samuel married Frances Mildred Ray on December 24th in her home town of Tellohoma, Tenn. Samuel and Frances had two daughters and a son. In 1946, he took a summer off from teaching to build his home on the south side of Knoxville were he and Frances lived for the rest of their lives.
After graduating with his B.S. and getting married, Samuel started working in the UT Dairy Department where he worked on his Master’s Degree witch lead to a professorship of Dairy Science for the next 44 years. He retired on January 1st, 1972. At the time of his retirement from teaching, Samuel was the “Dean” of college coached Tennessee dairy teams for about 40 years. Many of his students were national champion judges in single breads as well as overall and he produced a share of national champion teams. His teams were consistently well trained in presenting reasons for their placings. This facility was imparted to them from Hinton’s long personal involvement in managing, breeding and showing cattle. He served as a member of the American Dairy Science Association and the Holstein-Friesian Association GEM program. His counsel was widely respected among Tennessee dairymen. He helped establish the Tennessee Holstein Association in 1945, when Holsteins were a very minor breed in the state, because he believed in the potential of the breed for Tennessee dairy farms. He served as a director of the East Tennessee Artificial Breeding Association in its most active years.
Samuel with his wife Frances and their children were faithful members of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Samuel passed away on June 16th, 1981 at his home in Knoxville with his family surround him.
Samuel Anselmore Hinton was born February 6th, 1904 to Burr Hinton and Martha "Mattie" Trotter in Clarksville, Tennessee. Sam grew up and went to school in Clarksville. He worked on his father’s farm for four years before attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
While in university, Samuel played as a lineman on the 1924 through 1926 University of Tennessee Volunteer Football teams. Samuel’s Junior year was under Hall-of-Fame Coach, Brigadier General Robert Neyland. The 1926 team went 8-1. Samuel remained a lifelong fan of UT Volunteer Football long after his playing years.
In 1928 Samuel married Frances Mildred Ray on December 24th in her home town of Tellohoma, Tenn. Samuel and Frances had two daughters and a son. In 1946, he took a summer off from teaching to build his home on the south side of Knoxville were he and Frances lived for the rest of their lives.
After graduating with his B.S. and getting married, Samuel started working in the UT Dairy Department where he worked on his Master’s Degree witch lead to a professorship of Dairy Science for the next 44 years. He retired on January 1st, 1972. At the time of his retirement from teaching, Samuel was the “Dean” of college coached Tennessee dairy teams for about 40 years. Many of his students were national champion judges in single breads as well as overall and he produced a share of national champion teams. His teams were consistently well trained in presenting reasons for their placings. This facility was imparted to them from Hinton’s long personal involvement in managing, breeding and showing cattle. He served as a member of the American Dairy Science Association and the Holstein-Friesian Association GEM program. His counsel was widely respected among Tennessee dairymen. He helped establish the Tennessee Holstein Association in 1945, when Holsteins were a very minor breed in the state, because he believed in the potential of the breed for Tennessee dairy farms. He served as a director of the East Tennessee Artificial Breeding Association in its most active years.
Samuel with his wife Frances and their children were faithful members of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Samuel passed away on June 16th, 1981 at his home in Knoxville with his family surround him.
While in university, Samuel played as a lineman on the 1924 through 1926 University of Tennessee Volunteer Football teams. Samuel’s Junior year was under Hall-of-Fame Coach, Brigadier General Robert Neyland. The 1926 team went 8-1. Samuel remained a lifelong fan of UT Volunteer Football long after his playing years.
In 1928 Samuel married Frances Mildred Ray on December 24th in her home town of Tellohoma, Tenn. Samuel and Frances had two daughters and a son. In 1946, he took a summer off from teaching to build his home on the south side of Knoxville were he and Frances lived for the rest of their lives.
After graduating with his B.S. and getting married, Samuel started working in the UT Dairy Department where he worked on his Master’s Degree witch lead to a professorship of Dairy Science for the next 44 years. He retired on January 1st, 1972. At the time of his retirement from teaching, Samuel was the “Dean” of college coached Tennessee dairy teams for about 40 years. Many of his students were national champion judges in single breads as well as overall and he produced a share of national champion teams. His teams were consistently well trained in presenting reasons for their placings. This facility was imparted to them from Hinton’s long personal involvement in managing, breeding and showing cattle. He served as a member of the American Dairy Science Association and the Holstein-Friesian Association GEM program. His counsel was widely respected among Tennessee dairymen. He helped establish the Tennessee Holstein Association in 1945, when Holsteins were a very minor breed in the state, because he believed in the potential of the breed for Tennessee dairy farms. He served as a director of the East Tennessee Artificial Breeding Association in its most active years.
Samuel with his wife Frances and their children were faithful members of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Samuel passed away on June 16th, 1981 at his home in Knoxville with his family surround him.
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