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Eddie Talboom

American football player and coach (1921–1998)

Summary

American football player and coach (1921–1998)

Field	Value
name	Eddie Talboom
image	Eddie Talboom.jpeg
birth_date
birth_place	Delphos, Ohio, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Dunedin, Florida, U.S.
player_sport1	Football
player_years2	1948–1950
player_team2	Wyoming
player_positions	Halfback
coach_sport1	Football
coach_years2	1951
coach_team2	Evanston HS (WY)
coach_years3	1952
coach_team3	St. Peter and Paul HS (MI)
coach_years4	1953–1954
coach_team4	Tulsa (backfield)
coach_sport5	Basketball
coach_years6	1951–1952
coach_team6	Evanston HS (WY) (assistant)
coach_sport7	Golf
coach_years8	1951–1952
coach_team8	Tulsa
awards	First-team All-American (1950)
CFBHOF_year	2000
CFBHOF_id	1725

Eddie Talboom (May 15, 1921 – June 6, 1998) was an American college football player and high school football coach. He was an All-American football player (1952) from the University of Wyoming, the first in school history.

Football career

Talboom began his career at Notre Dame, but moved to the University of Wyoming after serving in World War II. It was there that Talboom achieved the Cowboys' rushing touchdown record of 34. His total of 10.8 average points per game places Talboom fifth in NCAA history.

Awards and distinctions

Talboom won the Gator Bowl MVP award in 1951 and was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

Coaching career

Talboom began his coaching career in 1951, when he was hired as the head football coach and assistant basketball coach at Evanston High School in Evanston, Wyoming.

Death

Talboom died of cancer, on June 6, 1998, at his home in Dunedin, Florida.

References

(11 August 2001). "Haynes joins others in Hall of Fame". [[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]].
(3 January 1951). "Those Stalwart Sons". [[The Blade (Toledo).
(5 February 2008). "Cowboys' Novacek joins Hall inductees". [[The Denver Post]].
(April 26, 2000). "Bay Area's two ties to Fame". [[San Francisco Chronicle]].
. (May 16, 1951). ["Talboom Named Evanston Coach"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/169691627/). *[[Casper Star-Tribune*.
. (June 7, 1998). ["Passing of a UW Legend"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-obituary-for-eddie-t/169690677/). *[[Casper Star-Tribune]]*.

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