Talmadge Hill
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Coach |
| Team | Morgan State College |
| Playing career | |
| 1924-1927 | Morgan State College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948-1960 | Morgan State basketball |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149–128 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CIAA 1949, 1956 | |
Talmadge L. "Marse" Hill was the head basketball coach and an assistant football coach at Morgan State College, from the 1930s to the 1960s; a time when African American colleges were segregated from playing in the NCAA.
Early life
Hill is originally from East Orange, New Jersey.[1] He graduated from Morgan State College in 1928. Hill played football for the Morgan Bears, and in a game versus Lincoln University he was tackled by a player from Lincoln's bench as Hill was streaking down the sideline for the apparent winning touchdown. Morgan eventually was awarded the touchdown and won the game.[1] After his career at Morgan, Hill earned a Master's degree at Columbia University and then returned to Morgan as a teacher and assistant coach in 1930.[2][3] Hill was hired as a professor and taught Biology.[4]
Coaching career
Early in his coaching career at Morgan, Hill was the assistant to Edward P. Hurt in football, basketball and track. He took over head coaching responsibilities for the basketball team in 1948 and served as the head coach until 1960. Hill was described as a conservative coach and one who did not like "fancy" ball handlers playing for him.
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| Year | Wins | Losses | Highlites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 15 | 9 | |
| 1949 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1950 | 13 | 11 | |
| 1951 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1952 | 10 | 13 | |
| 1953 | 17 | 10 | |
| 1954 | 15 | 5 | |
| 1955 | 13 | 14 | |
| 1956 | 17 | 11 | |
| 1957 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1958 | 11 | 8 | |
| 1959 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1960 | 5 | 11 | |
| CAREER TOTAL | 149 | 128 |
Awards and honors
- 1969-named to the Maryland Commission on Physical Fitness[6]
- 1974-Morgan State University field house(pictured) named in his honor[7]
- The MEAC men’s All-Sports Award is named for Coach Hill[8]
- Chairman of the MEAC Steering and Planning Committee and the league’s first president
- 1972-elected to the Morgan State University Athletic Hall of Fame
- 1975-inducted into The Pigskin Club Hall of Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame[9]
- 1978-inducted into the HBCU Hall of Fame
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