:Virgil Ballard

{{Short description|American basketball coach}}

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| name = Virgil Ballard

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| birth_date = December 18, 1903[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGN4-53NR Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955]. FamilySearch. Retrieved April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.Orville, Lee (May 1, 1940). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75332630/the-paris-news/ "The Sports Barker"]. The Paris News. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

| birth_place = De Leon, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|8|23|1903|12|18}}

| death_place = Fort Davis, Texas, U.S.Staff (December 2, 1990). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75333269/the-monitor/ "Obituaries: Charles Virgil Ballard"]. The McAllen Monitor. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

| alma_mater = Austin CollegeStaff (June 30, 1935). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75329721/marriage-of-bundy-ballard/ "Tech Graduate and Coach Are Wed Saturday"]. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1934

| coach_team2 = Texas Tech (assistant)

| coach_sport3 = Basketball

| coach_years4 = 1934–1935

| coach_team4 = Texas Tech

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Charles Virgil Ballard (December 18, 1903 – August 23, 1990) was the fifth head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team during the Matador's 1934–35 season. He garnered a 15–9 record, including the team's 100th win, a one-point victory over House of David.{{cite web|url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html|title=Men's Basketball: Past Season Results|publisher=Texas Tech Athletics|access-date=2007-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421163119/http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html|archive-date=2008-04-21|url-status=dead}} Ballard also served as an assistant football coach under Texas Tech head coach Pete Cawthon during the Matador's 1934 season.{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010FBmediasupplement.pdf |title=2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide |publisher=Texas Tech University |page=68 |location=Lubbock, Texas |access-date=2011-07-06}}