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Arthur R. Hall
American football player and coach (1869–1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Raymond Hall (June 4, 1869 – December 4, 1955) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1904—along with Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Matthews—and alone from 1907 to 1912, compiling a record of 36–12–4. Hall was the first man to coach the Fighting Illini for longer than five seasons, leading them to the Big Ten Conference championship in 1910.
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![]() Hall pictured in The Illio 1912, Illinois yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1869-06-04)June 4, 1869 Tonica, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 4, 1955(1955-12-04) (aged 86) East Lynn, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1902) |
Playing career | |
1898–1900 | Illinois |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1904, 1907–1912 | Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 36–12–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Western (1910) | |
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He was born in Tonica, Illinois in 1869 and died at East Lynn, Illinois in 1955.[2]