Howard Parker "Tal" Talman (December 9, 1893 – March 22, 1961)[1] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Rutgers University from 1913 to 1915 and was the first Rutgers Scarlet Knights football player to be selected as an All-American.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9, 1893 Spring Valley, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1961 (aged 67) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1912–1915 | Rutgers |
| Position(s) | Halfback, guard, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925 | Rollins |
| 1928–1929 | Weaver |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1924 | Chattanooga |
| 1925–1926 | Rollins |
| ?–1933 | Lynchburg |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Talman was born in Spring Valley, New York, in 1893. He attended Rutgers University, where he played college football. In 1913, he became the first Rutgers Scarlet Knights football player to receive All-American honors.[2] He was selected by Parke H. Davis as a first-team All-American at the guard position in 1913,[3] by Walter Camp as a third-team All-American halfback in 1914,[4][5] and as a second-team All-American fullback in 1915 by both Camp and New York sports writer, Monty.[6]
Talman also holds the Rutgers football single-game scoring record with 48 points scored (6 touchdowns, 12 extra points) in a game played against RPI on October 9, 1915.[7] He also competed for Rutgers in baseball and track and was selected as the captain of the 1915 Rutgers football team.[8]
Talman later played professional football for the Massillon Tigers.[9] He also played and coached football at the University of Chattanooga.[10][11]
Talman died on March 22, 1961, in Lakeland, Florida.[12]
Honors
editTalman was inducted into the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame in 1989,[13] the University of Chattanooga Hall of Fame in 1987,[14] and the Rockland County Track & Field Hall of Fame.[11] In 2014, Talman was selected by the Big Ten Network as one of the ten best Rutgers football players of all time.[15]
References
edit- ^ Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ^ "Rutgers Year-by-Year All-Americans". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Bob McWhorter Is Picked on All-American Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 9, 1913.
- ^ "Camp Picks All-American Eleven: 2 Western Men on All-America Football Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 14, 1913.
- ^ "Walter Camp's Three All-American Elevens". The Syracuse Herald. December 13, 1914.
- ^ "Monty Picks All-Star Team: Maulbetsch of Michigan Lands on Second Eleven; He is Only 'Westerner' to Be Honored by the Writer". Fort Wayne News. December 4, 1915.
- ^ "Rutgers Football Game Records". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Talman Elected Rutgers Captain For Next Year: Veteran of Two Years and Is One of Best Punters in East". The Day. December 1, 1914. p. 11.
- ^ "Talman To Go To France". The Pittsburgh Press. December 12, 1916.
- ^ "Class Letters and Personal Items". Rutgers Alumni Monthly. October 1922. p. 27.
- ^ a b "H. Parker Talman - Spring Valley 1912". Rockland County Track & Field Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Howard Talman—Former Rutgers Football Player Succumbs At 66". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. March 24, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Rutgers Football Hall of Fame". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Current Hall of Fame Members". GoMocs.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Tom Dienhart (July 2014). "Top 10 Rutgers football players of all time". Big Ten Network. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
