Arthur R. Hall

Arthur R. Hall
Hall pictured in The Illio 1912, Illinois yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1869-06-04)June 4, 1869
Tonica, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1955(1955-12-04) (aged 86)
East Lynn, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1902)
Playing career
1898–1900Illinois
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904, 1907–1912Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall36–12–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Western (1910)

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.

1907 NCAA football guide featuring Illini Football. The guide was the official rules book and record book of college football

He was born in Tonica, Illinois in 1869 and died at East Lynn, Illinois in 1955.[2]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1904)
1904 Illinois 9–2–1 3–1–1 4th
Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1907–1912)
1907 Illinois 3–2 3–2 4th
1908 Illinois 5–1–1 4–1 2nd
1909 Illinois 5–2 3–1 T–2nd
1910 Illinois 7–0 4–0 T–1st
1911 Illinois 4–2–1 2–2–1 T–4th
1912 Illinois 3–3–1 1–3–1 6th
Illinois: 36–12–4 20–10–3
Total: 36–12–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Arthur Hall Papers, 1897-1955 | University of Illinois Archives".
  2. ^ "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time". 1967.
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