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==Background==

==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). In 1925, Hinton enrolled at Louisiana Tech and became an outstanding athlete in baseball, [[basketball]], and [|football]] through 1930, when he began coaching in public schools in [[Arkansas]]. His two sons were born in Camden, Arkansas.<ref name=latech/> In 1943, he returned to Louisiana Tech to teach in a [[U.S. Navy]] program. He held a master's degree and was an assistant professor of physical education and the assistant dean of men.<ref name=hrlatech>Confirmed by the Louisiana Tech University Human Resources Department, Ruston, Louisiana</ref>

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). In 1925, Hinton enrolled at Louisiana Tech and became an outstanding athlete in baseball, [[basketball]], and [[football]] through 1930, when he began coaching in public schools in [[Arkansas]]. His two sons were born in Camden, Arkansas.<ref name=latech/> In 1943, he returned to Louisiana Tech to teach in a [[U.S. Navy]] program. He held a master's degree and was an assistant professor of physical education and the assistant dean of men.<ref name=hrlatech>Confirmed by the Louisiana Tech University Human Resources Department, Ruston, Louisiana</ref>

==Career==

==Career==