Marshall University Athletics
Hall of Fame Spotlight: Trusty Tallman
9/13/2020 6:24:00 PM | Football, General, Big Green Scholarship Foundation
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee announced the 2020 induction class in March, but this weekend's Hall of Fame Weekend festivities were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and changes to the Marshall football schedule. The Thundering Herd was originally scheduled to host the University of Pittsburgh at Joan C. Edwards Stadium this weekend, but that game was canceled. The Marshall football program is off this weekend.
Marshall Athletics and the Hall of Fame Committee look forward to honoring this induction class at a date to be determined.
This weekend, all nine members of the 2020 class will be spotlighted on HerdZone.com, Marshall's official athletics website.
Next up: Trusty Tallman, a Hall of Fame Legends inductee.
Tallman 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 an 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.
