Hal Self | |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1922 |
Birth Place: | Anderson, Alabama, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1941–1942 |
Player Team1: | Alabama |
Player Years2: | 1944–1946 |
Player Team2: | Alabama |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1947–1948 |
Coach Team1: | Athens HS (AL) |
Coach Years2: | 1949–1969 |
Coach Team2: | Florence State |
Admin Years1: | 1969 |
Admin Team1: | Florence State |
Overall Record: | 110–81–8 (college) 15–5 (high school) |
Hal Self (February 22, 1922 – June 6, 2008) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama from 1949 to 1969.[2] As a quarterback at the University of Alabama, he played in all four major bowl games: Orange, Cotton, Sugar, and Rose.[3] Self was drafted by the Brooklyn Tigers in the 1945 NFL draft but opted to stay in college.[4]