Thomas Corbin '37 (1994) - Hall of Fame - Davidson College Athletics

Thomas Corbin '37

Induction:
1994
Class:
1937

Thomas Corbin served the Wildcats and the country with equal dedication, commitment and accomplishment. He graduated in 1937 from Davidson, where he starred in football (an outstanding blocking back) and baseball and participated on the rifle team. After Davidson, Corbin enrolled at West Point, where he graduated in 1941 and went on to became the youngest general in the U.S. Army Air Corps. At Davidson, he received the Pharr Blocking Trophy as the state's most outstanding blocker in 1936. He was President of the Athletic Association and Vice President of the Student Council. He flew B-26s in World War II and was often decorated, receiving the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Distinguished Service Medal. He died in 1992 and the Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Corbin Merit Scholarship has been established in his name.