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Bob Thalman
	Thalman pictured in Kaleidoscope 1960, Hampden-Sydney yearbook
Biographical details
Born	November 5, 1922; Wheeling, West Virginia
Died	January 31, 2012 (aged 89); Atlanta, Georgia
Playing career
1946	Richmond
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1955	Hampden–Sydney (assistant)
1956–1959	Hampden–Sydney
1960–1966	North Carolina (assistant)
1967–1968	Georgia Tech (off. backs)
1969–1970	VMI (defensive assistant)
1971–1984	VMI
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–?	Hampden–Sydney
Head coaching record
Overall	80–103–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 Mason–Dixon (1956–1957); 2 SoCon (1974, 1977)

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Robert Joseph Thalman (November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2012)^[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1956 to 1959 and at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1971 to 1984, compiling a career college football record of 80–103–4. He led the VMI Keydets to Southern Conference championships in 1974 and 1977. Thalman played football at the University of Richmond, from which he graduated in 1948.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Hampden–Sydney Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1956–1959)
1956	Hampden–Sydney	7–2	3–1	1st
1957	Hampden–Sydney	8–1	4–0	1st
1958	Hampden–Sydney	6–3	3–1	2nd
1959	Hampden–Sydney	5–3–1	2–1–1	T–2nd
Hampden–Sydney:		26–9–1	12–3–1
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1971–1984)
1971	VMI	1–10	1–4	6th
1972	VMI	2–9	1–5	6th
1973	VMI	3–8	2–4	6th
1974	VMI	7–4	5–1	1st
1975	VMI	3–8	2–4	T–6th
1976	VMI	5–5	2–3	5th
1977	VMI	7–4	4–1	T–1st
1978	VMI	3–8	0–4	6th
1979	VMI	6–4–1	4–1	2nd
1980	VMI	3–7–1	1–4–1	6th
1981	VMI	6–3–1	3–1–1	2nd
1982	VMI	5–6	2–3	6th
1983	VMI	2–9	1–5	6th
1984	VMI	1–9	1–4	8th
VMI:		54–94–3	29–44–2
Total:		80–103–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Thalman who became college head coaches:

Mike Sanford Sr.: UNLV (2005–2009), Indiana State (2013–2016)

References

^ "Ex-VMI Coach Thalman Dies At Age 89". The News-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

External links

Bob Thalman at Find a Grave

[1] "Ex-VMI Coach Thalman Dies At Age 89". The News-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

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+'''Robert Joseph Thalman''' (November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenews-gazette.com/atf.php?sid=23927 |title=Ex-VMI Coach Thalman Dies At Age 89 |publisher=The News-Gazette |accessdate=September 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130204130130/http://www.thenews-gazette.com/atf.php?sid=23927 |archivedate=February 4, 2013 }}</ref> was an [[American football]] player and coach.  He served as the head football coach at [[Hampden–Sydney College]] from 1956 to 1959 and at the [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI) from 1971 to 1984, compiling a career [[college football]] record of 80–103–4.  He led the [[VMI Keydets football|VMI Keydets]] to [[Southern Conference]] championships in 1974 and 1977.  Thalman played football at the [[University of Richmond]], from which he graduated in 1948.
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