Sylvester Hall
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1910 (1910) |
Died | August 26, 1988(1988-08-26) (aged 77–78) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Alma mater | Howard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1942–1948 | Cardozo HS (DC) |
1949–1953 | Virginia State |
1954–1964 | Cardozo HS (DC) |
Basketball | |
1934–1935 | Howard (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 25–16–2 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 CIAA (1952) | |
Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall (1910 – August 26, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Virginia State University from 1949 to 1953, compiling a record of 25–16–2.[2]
Hall began his coaching career as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C.[3]
Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall-Football, Basketball, Track and Field Coach- 1942–1948;1954-1964. Hall was the first African American High School Coach to take any All Black High School- the Cardozo Clerks of 1955 to the Inter-High Championships which were segregated until this time. The 1955 Cardozo Clerks played Gonzaga for the city title and the game ended in a 6–6 tie. , Hall was called the "master coach and teacher" by Dr. Andrew Jenkins, superintendent of the D.C. schools. "His contributions to young people were immeasureable-1988 Washington Post 09/01/1988/Washington Citypaper 11/27/2009
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Virginia State Trojans (Colored/Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1953) | |||||||||
1949 | Virginia State | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 7th | |||||
1950 | Virginia State | 3–5 | 3–5 | 10th | |||||
1951 | Virginia State | 6–3 | 5–3 | 6th | |||||
1952 | Virginia State | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1953 | Virginia State | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
Virginia State: | 25–16–2 | 23–14–2 | |||||||
Total: | 25–16–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
4. Coach Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall
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