A legend at his alma mater, Columbia State (Tenn.) CC, it seemed for a short time he was destined for a similar result with the Red Sox.
Signed by Boston as a free agent in the summer of 1960 while still in school, his first full season saw Hall hit 26 homers with 118 RBIs in just 123 games in Class D and Class A -- 22 of them at Waterloo (with whom he is pictured in a Lexibell file photo).
But Hall never hit more than six in any subsequent season and left his playing career in 1964 to teach and coach in his hometown. In '67, degree in hand, he took over coaching the baseball team at Columbia State and followed that with becoming athletic director in 1969,
When he finally stepped down as coach 18 years and 570 wins later, he left an upgraded program and a ballfield that would eventually bear his name. Named to the CSCC Hall of Fame in 1986, he retired as A.D. in 2005.
His son, David, was a the Red Sox's third-round pick in 1983 and played in their system from 1983-85.
