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Don Hall (American football)

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Don Hall
Biographical details
Bornc. 1925
Kincaid, Illinois, U.S.
Diedc. 2004 (aged 79)
Playing career
Football
1942Pacific (CA)
1946–1947Pacific (CA)
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1953Stockton (chief assistant)
1954–1958Stockton
1959–1963Cerritos
Baseball
c. 1955Stockton
Golf
c. 1955Stockton
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1978Cerritos
Head coaching record
Overall67–22–5 (football)
94–48 (baseball)
Bowls3–1
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

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Football

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  3. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ Highfill, Bob (February 4, 2011). "Packer's roots at Pacific". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Year-by-Year Football Records". Cerritos College Athletic. Retrieved May 16, 2024.