Bob Hamilton (other)
Bob Hamilton may refer to: *Bob "Bones" Hamilton (1912–1996), American football player *Bob Hamilton (1916–1990), American golfer *Bob Hamilton (died 2008), the model for Norman Rockwell's painting ''We, Too, Have a Job to Do'' See also *Robert Hamilton (other) Robert Hamilton may refer to: Politics U.S. * Robert Hamilton (congressman) (1809–1878), U.S. Representative from New Jersey * Robert K. Hamilton (1905–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania * Robert Ray Hamilton (1851–1890), New York ...

Bob "Bones" Hamilton
Robert Alexander "Bones" Hamilton (September 8, 1912 – April 1, 1996) was an American gridiron football player, best known for playing college football for Stanford University. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Biography Hamilton was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and attended Sewickley High School. He then enrolled at Kiski Prep in the fall of 1930, and arrived at Stanford University in the fall of 1932, along with Kiski classmate Jim "Monk" Moscrip. Hamilton, Moscrip, Bob "Horse" Reynolds, and Bobby Grayson played for Stanford's freshman football team during the 1932 season. After the 1932 Stanford varsity was soundly defeated by the USC Trojans, the freshmen players got together and decided that they would never lose to USC, with Hamilton calling it a vow—the team came to be known as the " Vow Boys." Hamilton played for the Stanford Indians (as they were then known) varsity teams of 1933–1935, as a halfback. He was named to the 1934 Col ...
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Bob Hamilton
Robert T. Hamilton (January 10, 1916 – December 6, 1990) was an American professional golfer. He was born, raised, and died in Evansville, Indiana. He attended and graduated from Evansville Reitz High School in 1934. Hamilton won ten professional titles, including one major, the PGA Championship in 1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ... at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Washington. Then a match play event, he defeated heavily favored Byron Nelson in the finals, 1 up. Hamilton was a three-time winner of the Indiana Open, winning in 1938, 1942, and 1966. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including the 1948 New Orleans Open (PGA Tour), New Orleans Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Roberto De Vicenzo. Hamilton was also a member of the 1949 Ryder Cup t ...
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We, Too, Have A Job To Do
''We, Too, Have a Job to Do'' is a painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell that depicts a Boy Scout in full uniform standing in front of a waving American flag. It was originally created by Rockwell in 1942 for the 1944 Brown & Bigelow Boy Scout Calendar. The model, Bob Hamilton, won a contest to be in the painting and personally delivered a print to the Vice President of the United States at the time, Henry A. Wallace. Creation The painting was created to encourage Scouts to participate in the war effort during World War II. The name of the painting, ''We, Too, Have a Job to Do'', comes from a slogan that the Boy Scouts of America used in 1942 to rally scouts to support the troops by collecting metal and planting victory gardens. The model, Bob Hamilton, won a contest with his local council in Albany, New York, to be depicted in the painting. He traveled to Rockwell's studio in Arlington, Vermont, to model for Rockwell. Since Hamilton was a scout, the uniform shown ...
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