Hal Littleford
American football player, coach, and politician (1924–2016)
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1924 Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | March 27, 2016(2016-03-27) (aged 91–92) Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1946–1949 | Tennessee |
Baseball | |
1947–1950 | Tennessee |
Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1951–1953 | East Tennessee State (assistant) |
1954 | East Tennessee State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–4–1 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Hal Gordon Littleford Jr. (1924 – March 27, 2016) was an American football player and coach and politician.[1] He was an all–Southeastern Conference (SEC) halfback at the University of Tennessee in 1948.[2] Littleford served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University in 1954 after three years there as an assistant.[3] After retiring from coaching, he worked in real estate and served as the mayor of Johnson City, Tennessee, from 1967 to 1969.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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East Tennessee State (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1954) | |||||||||
1953 | East Tennessee State | 5–4–1 | W Burley | ||||||
East Tennessee State: | 5–4–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–4–1 |
References
- ^ Mattingly, Tom (March 28, 2016). "Hal Littleford, who was UT football co-captain in 1949, dies at 91". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Hal Littleford". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Hal Littleford". Tennessee Volunteers. March 28, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Hal Gordon Littleford Jr". Johnson City Press. March 29, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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