Talmage Holt "Tal" Stafford (January 7, 1890 – May 24, 1967) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State University in 1918, compiling a record of 1–3. Stafford was also head basketball coach at NC State that same academic year, 1918–19, tallying a mark of 11–3, and the baseball coach at the school in the spring of 1919, amassing a record of 12–11.

Tal Stafford
Stafford pictured in The Agromeck 1919, NC State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1890-01-07)January 7, 1890
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 1967(1967-05-24) (aged 77)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1909–1911North Carolina A&M
Baseball
1909–1912North Carolina A&M
1912Ashville Moonshiners
1913Middlesboro Colonels
Position(s)Quarterback, end (football)
Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917NC State (assistant)
1918NC State
Basketball
1918–1919NC State
Baseball
1918NC State (assistant)
1919NC State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1918–1920NC State
Head coaching record
Overall1–3 (football)
11–3 (basketball)
12–11 (baseball)

He was also the founding coach of the Cary High School football team in Cary, North Carolina.[1]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
NC State Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918)
1918 NC State 1–3 0–1 T–6th
NC State: 1–3 0–1
Total: 1–3

Baseball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
NC State Wolfpack (Independent) (1919–1919)
1919 NC State 12–11
NC State: 12–11
Total: 12–11

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References

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  1. ^ Byrd, Thomas M. and Coston, Lisa. Chronology of Cary High School 1896-1996. March 1996. p. 8. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 NC State Baseball Yearbook". PackYearbooks.com. NC State Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
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