Chal Port

Chalmers Marshall Port

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
• School University of North Carolina

• Born August 9, 1931 in Mifflintown, PA USA
• Died August 20, 2011 in Charleston, SC USA

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Biographical Information

After playing baseball and football at the University of North Carolina, pitcher Chal Port spent time in the Milwaukee Braves organization. He was 1-0 with the 1954 Eau Claire Braves. In 1956, he went 5-4 with a 4.50 ERA for Eau Claire.

Following his playing days, he was head football coach at Titusville High School from 1958-1963 and had also been assistant coach in basketball and track. He was then the longtime baseball coach at The Citadel from 1965 to 1991. In 27 seasons at the helm of the team, he won 641 games and led the school to 7 conference titles and an appearance in the 1990 College World Series (through 2011, it remains the school's only CWS appearance).

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1965	The Citadel	12-12	9-7
1966	The Citadel	8-16	3-9
1967	The Citadel	9-16	6-9
1968	The Citadel	16-10	4-5
1969	The Citadel	18-10	10-6
1970	The Citadel	15-12-1	6-8-1
1971	The Citadel	22-9	11-5
1972	The Citadel	17-13	9-7
1973	The Citadel	16-14	8-5
1974	The Citadel	17-11	7-7
1975	The Citadel	21-9	11-3	CWS Regionals
1976	The Citadel	18-9	7-4
1977	The Citadel	21-11	10-4
1978	The Citadel	30-9	9-5
1979	The Citadel	27-15	13-3	CWS Regionals
1980	The Citadel	23-14	9-6
1981	The Citadel	31-13	11-5
1982	The Citadel	40-8	14-2	CWS Regionals
1983	The Citadel	34-10	12-2	CWS Regionals
1984	The Citadel	26-21	12-5	SoCon
1985	The Citadel	29-20	8-10
1986	The Citadel	29-20	9-9
1987	The Citadel	19-31	6-12
1988	The Citadel	33-20	12-6	SoCon
1989	The Citadel	30-20	8-9	SoCon
1990	The Citadel	46-14	13-1	SoCon / CWS Regionals / CWS
1991	The Citadel	34-19-1	16-2	SoCon