Dale Stanley Hall (June 21, 1924 – August 23, 1996) was an

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and

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player and coach. He played football and basketball at the

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, where he was a two-time All-American in basketball and was named the Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year in 1945. Hall served as the head football coach at West Point from 1959 to 1961, compiling a record of 16–11–2. He was also the head basketball coach at the

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during the 1951–52 season, tallying a mark of 11–9.

Head coaching record

Football

Personal life

Dale Stanley Hall was born on June 21, 1924, in Pittsburg Township, Mitchell County, Kansas, to Victor Lewis Hall and Hazel Marie Lance. He had two siblings: Olive Lucille Hall (sister) and Vernon Lee Hall (brother). Hall lived in Parsons, Labette County,

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. He was married to Laura Faye Stevenson (1924–1994). Hall died on August 23, 1996, in Flagler,

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, at the age of 72.

References

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