Sylvester Hall

Sylvester Hall

Biographical details
Born	1910 (1910)
Died	August 26, 1988(1988-08-26) (aged 77–78) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Howard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1948	Cardozo HS (DC)
1949–1953	Virginia State
1954–1964	Cardozo HS (DC)
Basketball
1934–1935	Howard (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	25–16–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 CIAA (1952)

Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall (1910 – August 26, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Virginia State University from 1949 to 1953, compiling a record of 25–16–2.[2]

Hall began his coaching career as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C.[3]

Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall-Football, Basketball, Track and Field Coach- 1942–1948;1954-1964. Hall was the first African American High School Coach to take any All Black High School- the Cardozo Clerks of 1955 to the Inter-High Championships which were segregated until this time. The 1955 Cardozo Clerks played Gonzaga for the city title and the game ended in a 6–6 tie. , Hall was called the "master coach and teacher" by Dr. Andrew Jenkins, superintendent of the D.C. schools. "His contributions to young people were immeasureable-1988 Washington Post 09/01/1988/Washington Citypaper 11/27/2009

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Virginia State Trojans (Colored/Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1953)
1949	Virginia State	3–4–1	3–4–1	7th
1950	Virginia State	3–5	3–5	10th
1951	Virginia State	6–3	5–3	6th
1952	Virginia State	8–1	7–0	1st
1953	Virginia State	5–3–1	5–2–1	2nd
Virginia State:		25–16–2	23–14–2
Total:		25–16–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Sylvester Hall". Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
2. "All-TIme Head Football Coaches". govsutrojans.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
3. "Retired Woodson Principal Sylvester R Hall, 77, Dies". Washington Post. August 31, 1988. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

4. Coach Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall