Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

Carlton J. Ferris '37 was an outstanding attackman for Hobart from 1934 to 1937. He was
chosen Most Valuable Player and first-team All-American in 1936 and 1937. Ferris was a member of two North All-Star teams and also earned varsity letters in football and basketball at Hobart, making him a nine-time letterman.

Ferris  played on the American lacrosse team against Canada in 1936 and against England in 1937.

Ferris helped start a lacrosse team at Geneva High School and was an official of the sport
for eight years. A charter member of the Hobart Hall of Fame, he served as executive director of the Hobart Alumni Association for a number of years. He was elected to the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1971.

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