While in college, Hunt was a running back, punter, place kicker and defensive player.
His 19 rushing touchdowns in 1927 was a school record that stood for 85 years until it was broken by Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel in 2012.
"[1] In 1928, Hunt was hired as the head football coach at the College of Marshall—now known as East Texas Baptist University.
Hunt posted a .182 batting average (4-for-22) with 2 runs, 1 double, 3 RBI and 4 bases on balls.
Regarding a particularly gifted player for Ole Miss, Hunt told Alvin Dark that "A thirty-five-yard kick out of bounds is better than a sixty-yarder that he gets his hands on.