Edwin Hunt

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Edwin Francis Hunt (born March 12, 1902 in Jackson, Tennessee; died April 11, 1981) was an American draughts, or checkers, player who spent most of his life in Nashville.

He initially had a casual interest in the game, but by the late 1920s he was winning tournaments throughout the American South. He entered his first US Open of the game in 1929 finishing fifth. In 1934 he won his first US title. After that he had periods of withdrawal and return with the final success being US co-champion in 1962. After that he retired from the game and died in 1981.

He was also a graduate of Vanderbilt University who practiced law in the State's Attorney General's office.