Bob Thalman

Robert Joseph Thalman (November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2012)[1] was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1956 to 1959 and at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1971 to 1984, compiling a career college football record of 80–103–4. He led the VMI Keydets to Southern Conference championships in 1974 and 1977. Thalman played football at the University of Richmond, from which he graduated in 1948.

Bob Thalman
Thalman pictured in Kaleidoscope 1960, Hampden-Sydney yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1922-11-05)November 5, 1922
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 2012(2012-01-31) (aged 89)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1946Richmond
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?–1952Norview HS (VA) (line)
1953–1955Hampden–Sydney (assistant)
1956–1959Hampden–Sydney
1960–1966North Carolina (assistant)
1967–1968Georgia Tech (off. backs)
1969–1970VMI (defensive assistant)
1971–1984VMI
Track
?–1953Norview HS (VA)
1953–?Hampden–Sydney
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–?Hampden–Sydney
Head coaching record
Overall80–103–4 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Mason–Dixon (1957)
2 SoCon (1974, 1977)

Thalman was the line coach in football and head track coach at Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia until he was hired, in 1953, to be an assistant football coach at head track coach at Hampden–Sydney.[2]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Hampden–Sydney Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1956–1959)
1956 Hampden–Sydney 7–23–12nd
1957 Hampden–Sydney 8–14–01st
1958 Hampden–Sydney 6–33–12nd
1959 Hampden–Sydney 5–3–12–1–1T–2nd
Hampden–Sydney: 26–9–112–3–1
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1971–1984)
1971 VMI 1–101–46th
1972 VMI 2–91–56th
1973 VMI 3–82–46th
1974 VMI 7–45–11st
1975 VMI 3–82–4T–6th
1976 VMI 5–52–35th
1977 VMI 7–44–1T–1st
1978 VMI 3–80–46th
1979 VMI 6–4–14–12nd
1980 VMI 3–7–11–4–16th
1981 VMI 6–3–13–1–12nd
1982 VMI 5–62–36th
1983 VMI 2–91–56th
1984 VMI 1–91–48th
VMI: 54–94–329–44–2
Total:80–103–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Ex-VMI Coach Thalman Dies At Age 89". The News-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  2. "Bob Thalman Coach At Sydney College". Beckley Post-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. July 14, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved October 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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