Don Hall (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1925 Kincaid, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | c. 2004 (aged 79) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1942 | Pacific (CA) |
| 1946–1947 | Pacific (CA) |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | Stockton (chief assistant) |
| 1954–1958 | Stockton |
| 1959–1963 | Cerritos |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1955 | Stockton |
| Golf | |
| c. 1955 | Stockton |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1963–1978 | Cerritos |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–22–5 (football) 94–48 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 Big Seven/Eight (CA) (1955–1958) 2 WSC (1959–1960) Baseball 1 Big Seven (CA) (1954) | |
Don Hall (c. 1925 – c. 2004) was an American junior college football coach and college athletics administrator. served as the head football coach at Stockton College—now known as San Joaquin Delta College—from 1954 to 1958 and Cerritos College in Norwalk, California from 1959 to 1963. Hall was also the athletic director at Cerritos from 1963 to 1978.[1]
Hall was born in Kincaid, Illinois and grew up in Richmond, California. He attended the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he played football as a center in 1942, 1946, and 1947. He was captain of the 1946 Pacific Tigers football team, the final team coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg at Pacific. During World War II, Hall served as an officer and a bomber pilot in the United States Army Air Forces. He went to Stockton College in 1950 and worked as Earl Klapstein's chief assistant before succeeding him as head football coach n 1954.[2] Hall also coached baseball and golf at Stockton College. His baseball teams had a record of 94–48 and shared the Big Seven Conference title in 1954.[3]
Hall was inducted into the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. He died around 2004 at the age of 79. Hall's grandson, Korey Hall, played in the National Football League (NFL).[4]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Mustangs (Big Seven/Eight Conference) (1954–1958) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Stockton | 1–4–3 | 1–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1955 | Stockton | 7–2–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Stockton | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1957 | Stockton | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Olive Bowl | ||||
| 1958 | Stockton | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Orange Show Bowl | ||||
| Stockton: | 33–11–4 | 24–7–3 | |||||||
| Cerritos Falcons (Western State Conference) (1959–1961) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Cerritos | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1960 | Cerritos | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1961 | Cerritos | 5–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Cerritos Falcons (Metropolitan Conference) (1962–1963) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Cerritos | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1963 | Cerritos | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Cerritos: | 34–11–1 | 26–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 67–22–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Cerritos College College athletic director submits resignation after 15 years". La Mirada Review. Stockton, California. January 28, 1959. p. 29. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ Sprague, Tom (March 24, 1954). "Don Hall Named Grid Coach For Mustangs". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 31. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Remington, Ben (January 28, 1959). "Mustangs Lose Don Hall to Cerritos College". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 29. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Highfill, Bob (February 4, 2011). "Packer's roots at Pacific". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Football Records". Cerritos College Athletic. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1920s births
- 2000s deaths
- American football centers
- Cerritos Falcons football coaches
- Pacific Tigers football players
- Delta College Mustangs baseball coaches
- San Joaquin Delta Mustangs football coaches
- Junior college athletic directors in the United States
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
- Players of American football from Richmond, California
- Coaches of American football from California
- Baseball coaches from California
- Military personnel from California
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1950s stubs