Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame
Trusty Tallman
- Induction:
- 2020
- Class:
- 1919
Tallman, who was selected as the Hall of Fame's Legends inductee, became a regular at tackle for Marshall's 1916 football team, leading the squad to a 7-2-1 record. As a senior, he helped power the 1919 football team to a 8-0 mark, outscoring its opponents by a margin of 302-13, after the program was dropped a year earlier. In 1926, he was named head coach and won the league title in the inaugural season of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Tallman's teams won 10 games the next two seasons, culminating with another WVIAC title in 1928 (8-1-1). Tallman's four Marshall teams amassed a record of 22-9-7. He also served as the school's head men's basketball coach for the 1925-26 season, leading the team to a 10-7 mark.
Marshall Men's Basketball: Corny Jackson Weekly Press Conference (Coastal Carolina & JMU Week)
Monday, January 12
Marshall MBB' HC Corny Jackson Postgame at Georgia State
Saturday, January 10
Marshall Women's Basketball: Juli Fulks Post Game Press Conference (Coastal Carolina)
Saturday, January 10
Marshall Women's Basketball: Juli Fulks Post-Game Press Conference (Old Dominion)
Thursday, January 08
