Tony Talbert '20 is in his third year at Hampden-Sydney College during 2022-23, serving as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator. He previously worked with the safeties, and coached Will Pickren to consecutive First Team All-ODAC honors over the past two years, and Pickren was additionally named the 2021 Touchdown Club of Richmond State Small College Defensive Back of the Year and Third Team All-Region 3.
Talbert was a three-year team member with the Tigers (2017-19), starting three of 26 career games at linebacker. He posted 44 total career tackles, including 17 solo and 27 assists, with two tackles for loss, half a sack and one pass defensed. His best season came during his final campaign in 2019 when he started three of 10 games and registered 35 tackles, including 10 solo and 25 assists, along with the two tackles for loss, the half-sack and the pass defensed.
A native of Charlottesville, Tony is a December 2020 graduate of Hampden-Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business.
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