Hal Littleford | |
Birth Date: | 1924 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1946–1949 |
Player Team2: | Tennessee |
Player Sport3: | Baseball |
Player Years4: | 1947–1950 |
Player Team4: | Tennessee |
Player Positions: | Halfback (football) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1951–1953 |
Coach Team2: | East Tennessee State (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1954 |
Coach Team3: | East Tennessee State |
Overall Record: | 5–4–1 |
Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
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Hal Gordon Littleford Jr. (1924 – March 27, 2016) was an American football player and coach and politician.[1] He was an all–Southeastern Conference (SEC) halfback at the University of Tennessee in 1948.[2] Littleford served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University in 1954 after three years there as an assistant.[3] After retiring from coaching, he worked in real estate and served as the mayor of Johnson City, Tennessee, from 1967 to 1969.[4]