A native of Guilford County, North Carolina, Hodgin attended Sumner High School where he was an all-star football player.
[1] After graduating from North Carolina, Hodgin started a coaching career with Tuscola High School in 1972.
[1] He made his head coaching debut against NC State on September 1, 1990, but suffered the largest loss in team history.
[3] His 1990 team finished with a 3–8 record, and an even worse 2–8 mark in 1991, but rebounded for his third season, winning seven of eleven games.
[6] Hodgin later served as a principal at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.