Carl Kilpatrick (2008) - The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame

Carl Kilpatrick

Induction:
2008

“Iron Man,” a native Charlestonian, has literally “seen it all” as he filmed Citadel football for a half-century (1957-2006) … tenure covered a span of 10 head coaches and he missed only five games during those 50 consecutive years … an Air Force veteran, he served as a photographer at Shaw and Eglin Air Force bases … returned to Charleston and served as a filmer for WUSN-TV (forerunner to WCBD) for two years before spending the next 20 years at WCSC-TV … working along side of “Voice of the Bulldogs” George Norwig at WCSC, it was Norwig who told then-Director of Athletics Eddie Teague about Kilpatrick, and filming Citadel Football for the next 50 years was on Kilpatrick’s fall schedule ... inducted as an honorary member.