Talbot Talmage Hunter (October 9, 1884 – November 9, 1928) was a Canadian college

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, and soccer coach. He served as a coach at

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, the

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at West Point, and

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Biography

Hunter was a native of

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, and attended the

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. He coached the

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from the 1909–10 season through the 1911–12 season.Men's Hockey - Year-by-Year
Cornell University, retrieved August 1, 2010. He led the Big Red to the 1912 intercollegiate hockey championship. In 1914, Hunter returned to Cornell to take over the

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, and later, the hockey team. In 1915, his responsibilities were increased to include those of head coach for the lacrosse team, of which he was the first non-student-coach. Hunter coached the lacrosse team for two seasons and amassed a 7–8–1 record. Hunter was the first person to coach all three sports at Cornell.Hunter To Coach Cornell Teams
''The New York Times'', October 16, 1914. His Cornell soccer teams compiled a 2–5–5 record over his two seasons, and his hockey teams amassed a 20–15–0 record. In 1919, he was hired as head coach of the

hockey, lacrosse, and soccer teams. Hunter coached the Army lacrosse team from 1921 to 1923, and compiled a 16–5–1 record. In 1923, he led Army to an 8–1–1 record and its first national championship in lacrosse. He coached the hockey team from 1921 to 1923 and compiled a 12–12–2 record. Hunter served as the head coach for the

lacrosse team in 1927 and amassed a 3–8 record. He began 1928 as coach, but fell ill midway through the season and was replaced by H. W. Jeffers.

College Head coaching record

Ice Hockey

References

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