Talbot Hunter

Talbot Talmage Hunter (October 9, 1884 – November 9, 1928) was a Canadian college hockey, lacrosse, and soccer coach. He served as a coach at Cornell University, Yale University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Harvard University.
==Biography==
Hunter was a native of Toronto, Ontario, and attended the University of Toronto.SPRING ATHLETICS BOOMING AT ARMY; Squads in Nine Different Sports Active -- Baseball Season Opens Wednesday, The New York Times, April 1, 1923. He coached the Cornell University ice hockey 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 soccer team, 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.2009 Cornell Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 50, Cornell University, 2009. Hunter coached the lacrosse team for two seasons and amassed a 7–8–1 record.2009 Cornell Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 57. 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,Men's Soccer History, Cornell University, retrieved August 1, 2010. and his hockey teams amassed a 26–15–11 record.
In 1919, he was hired as head coach of the Yale University hockey, lacrosse, and soccer teams.YALE HOCKEY PLANS.; Elis to Make an Extensive Tour Through Canada This Month, The New York Times, December 12, 1919.
Hunter coached the Army lacrosse team from 1921 to 1923, and compiled a 16–5–1 record.2009 Army Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 90, United States Military Academy, 2009. In 1923, he led Army to an 8–1–1 record and its first national championship in lacrosse.2009 Army Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 78. He coached the hockey team from 1921 to 1923 and compiled a 12–12–2 record.2009–10 Army Hockey Media Guide, p. 93, United States Military Academy, 2009.
Hunter served as the head coach for the Harvard University lacrosse team in 1927 and amassed a 3–8 record.Coaching Register, Harvard University, retrieved August 1, 2010. He began 1928 as coach, but fell ill midway through the season and was replaced by H. W. Jeffers.Geoffrey H. Movius, The Second H Book of Harvard Athletics, 1923–1963, p. 681, Harvard Varsity Club, 1964.
==References==
Category:1884 births
Category:1928 deaths
Category:Army Black Knights men's ice hockey coaches
Category:Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey coaches
Category:University of Toronto alumni
Category:Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey coaches
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario