Hubert Eaton, Sr.
Alias: Dr. Hubert Eaton, Sr.
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| Bio | In 1932, Hubert won the North Carolina Interscholastic Tennis Championships. He won the ATA Junior Title in 1933. He was CIAA Singles Champion in 1936. He and George Stewart won the CIAA doubles titles in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1956. Hubert was ATA President from 1960 to 1970 and was elected to the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. In 1946, Dr. Eaton took Althea Gibson into his home, providing the structure and discipline that allowed her to attend and graduate from High School. He provided tennis instruction on his home tennis court and, along with Dr. Robert Johnson, directed her early ATA career. In his native Wilmington, N.C., Dr. Eaton led efforts to desegregate Wilmington College (forerunner of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington), the YMCA, the Municipal Golf Course and the County Library System. He served on the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, serving as chairman in 1981. He also sued New Hanover County to provide equal funding for Afro-American public schools. This successful litigation led to the eventual desegregation of the County School System. |
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