Gallaudet University

Hotchkiss achieved many firsts at Gallaudet University. Hotchkiss was a member of the first graduating class at GU in 1869, he became the school's first football coach in 1883 and later the first president of the Gallaudet Alumni Association, editor of the Alumni Corner of the Buff and Blue and one of the founders and editors of the Silent World. Surprisingly, Hotchkiss was not part of Gallaudet's first Athletics Hall of Fame Class back in 1986 or the 59-member 1995 class. Hotchkiss received his masters degree in 1874 and later received a honorary doctoral degree in 1904. As Gallaudet's football coach he won his first six games and posted an 8-6 career record in seven seasons (1883-86, 1888-90) as no team was fielded in 1887. Back then some years there were only one game per season. Hotchkiss led Bison football teams defeated Georgetown University and George Washington University three times and the U.S. Naval Academy and Emerson Institute once. Hotchkiss was a beloved professor on campus before he passed in 1922. In 1924, Gallaudet named its athletic field in his honor. Hotchkiss Field continues to be home to Bison football and men's and women's soccer teams to this day.