Gene Donaldson was a star athlete in high school. Besides football, Donaldson was also a top wrestler and is a member of the Indiana High School Wrestling Hall of Fame. Donaldson went on to play college ball at Kentucky, and then professional football with the Cleveland Browns (1953) and with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1956. In between were two years in the military where Donaldson played for the Fort Benning team. Donaldson was elected to the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1976. Gene Donaldlson passed away on December 25, 2003.
Donaldson Key Man on Blocking for Hamilton - November 8, 1956
