Randy Hamilton

Athlete: Football – Basketball – Baseball

Community Service

Randy Hamilton attended Linden High School from 1967 to 1971. He earned seven varsity
letters in Football, Basketball and Baseball. His varsity basketball letters came in his junior
and senior years and included a Trans Valley League championship in his junior year in
1969-1970. In baseball, Randy earned three varsity letters and was the starting catcher all
three seasons for Lions teams that were contenders for the TVL championship each year.
Following his senior season, he was selected as the All-TVL first team catcher.

In football, Randy earned two varsity letters. Entering his senior year in 1970, Randy was
named the Lions starting Quarterback and helped lead them to a strong second place finish
in the TVL. Behind Randy’s strong passing arm, the Lions became a formidable passing
team, something not seen at Linden High until that time. During the nine game season,
Randy completed 87 passes for 1173 yards and 9 touchdowns, numbers that far exceeded
any passing records in the Linden record book at that time. Randy was chosen to the All-
TVL first team and was chosen the league’s Offensive Player of the Year.

In addition to his athletic endeavors at Linden High, Randy took his innate leadership
abilities from the playing field and used them in various leadership roles in a number of
Linden High School service clubs and organizations including student government. Prior to
his senior year, his fellow students, recognizing those leadership qualities, voted him
Student Body President for the 1970-1971 school year.

After graduating from Linden High School, Randy attended Azuza Pacific University in
Azuza, California where he would play both football and baseball. His efforts on the baseball
diamond that season earned him recognition as he was selected to the league’s All-
Freshman Team at catcher. After one year at Azuza Pacific, however, Randy felt he wanted
to return to Northern California to continue his education and enrolled at San Joaquin Delta
College where he once again played football and baseball. A special part of that year’s
baseball season was that one of his teammates and pitchers on that Delta baseball squad
was Randy’s brother, Alan. This resulted in a number of games that season that featured an
all-Hamilton battery.

The following fall, Randy transferred to Fresno State with the hopes of continuing his
baseball career. However, after participating in a fall baseball program, Randy chose to
forgo baseball and focus on his agriculture major in Farm Management. Randy went on to
earn his Bachelors of Science degree in 1975.

Returning to the Linden area after graduation, Randy began the business he still owns
today, Hamilton Ag Services, Inc. Additionally, he farms cherries, apples and walnuts.
Married to his wife Kathy for 33 years, they have two grown daughters, Megan and Mallory.

A discussion of Randy’s life accomplishments would be incomplete if he were not
recognized for his community service leadership in and around the Linden area. Using the
leadership skills he developed at Linden High and honed thereafter, Randy has been an
active and effective member in a number of community service organizations, including the
Linden Lions Club for 35 years, a current board member for the Linden Athletic Boosters

Club for the past 18 years including 4 years as President, a Board Member for the Waterloo-
Morada Fire District, a Board Member for the Linden Cemetery Association, a Board
Member for the Alan B. Hamilton Memorial Softball Complex and six years as a Board
Member on the Linden Unified School District Board of Education. As if that wasn’t enough
to keep him busy, Randy recently was appointed to the San Joaquin County Planning
Commission as the commissioner representing District 4.

The Linden Athletic Hall of Fame is proud and honored to induct Randy Hamilton into its
Athletic Hall of Fame for his outstanding athletic careers at Linden High School, Azuza
Pacific University and San Joaquin Delta College and for his long standing commitment to
serving the community of Linden.