| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1902-05-19)May 19, 1902 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1982(1982-03-08) (aged 79) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1927 | Morgan State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1960 | Morgan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149–128 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2CIAA (1949, 1956) | |
Talmadge Layman "Marse" Hill (May 19, 1902 – March 8, 1982) was the head basketball coach and an assistant football coach atMorgan State College, from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Hill was born inEast Orange, New Jersey.[1] He graduated from Morgan State College—now known asMorgan State University in 1928. Hill playedcollege football for theMorgan State Bears. In a game versusLincoln, he was tackled by a player from Lincoln's bench as he was streaking down the sideline for the apparent winning touchdown. Morgan eventually was awarded the touchdown and won the game.[1] After his career at Morgan, Hill earned a master's degree atColumbia University and then returned to Morgan as a teacher and assistant coach in 1930.[2][3] Hill was hired as a professor and taught biology.[4]
Early in his coaching career at Morgan, Hill was the assistant toEdward P. Hurt in football, basketball and track. He took over head coaching responsibilities for the basketball team in 1948 and served as the head coach until 1960. Hill was described as a conservative coach and one who did not like "fancy" ball handlers playing for him.
Hill retired from coaching in 1964 and was named professor emeritus of health and physical education in 1972. He died on March 8, 1982, atProvident Hospital in Baltimore, after suffering a series of strokes.[5]
| Year | Wins | Losses | Highlites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 15 | 9 | |
| 1949 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1950 | 13 | 11 | |
| 1951 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1952 | 10 | 13 | |
| 1953 | 17 | 10 | |
| 1954 | 15 | 5 | |
| 1955 | 13 | 14 | |
| 1956 | 17 | 11 | |
| 1957 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1958 | 11 | 8 | |
| 1959 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1960 | 5 | 11 | |
| CAREER TOTAL | 149 | 128 |
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