Robert Joseph Thalman (November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2012) was an

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and track coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1956 to 1959 and at the

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(VMI) from 1971 to 1984, compiling a career

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record of 80–103–4. He led the

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championships in 1974 and 1977. Thalman played football at the

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, from which he graduated in 1948. Thalman was the line coach in football and head track coach at

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until he was hired, in 1953, to be an assistant football coach at head track coach at Hampden–Sydney.

Head coaching record

College football

References

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