Hamilton Carothers ’44

After a four-year illness, “Ham” Carothers died April 19, 2011, in Charlottesville, Va., two months after the death of his beloved wife, Monika.

Like his two brothers, Neil ’41 and Stuart ’45, he attended Blair Academy, where he was president of his senior class. At Prince-
ton he was a member of Cap and Gown and captain of the varsity wrestling team. Graduating early in 1943 to enter the service, he served more than three years as an officer in the Transportation Corps, directing the loading and unloading of munitions and equipment to and from ships in the South Pacific.

Postwar, Ham enrolled in the University of Virginia Law School, was president of his senior class there, and joined the law firm of Covington & Burling. During his 38-year career he was best known for his work in professional sports — particularly for his longtime client the National Football League, where he worked closely with commissioner Pete Rozelle. Ham was known nationally for his efforts to expand the NFL, to enact legislation, and to deal successfully with the union and the courts.

Ham is survived by his children, Peter, Anne Carothers ’83, and Katherine Murphy; and brother Stuart. Neil died in 2001.