Chal Port
{{Short description|American baseball coach (1931–2011)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Chal Port
| image =
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| birth_date = August 9, 1931
| birth_place = Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|8|20|1931|8|9}}
| death_place = Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1= 1954
| player_team1 = Eau Claire Braves
| player_years2 = 1956
| player_team2 = North Carolina (baseball and football)
| player_positions = Pitcher
| coach_years1 = 1965–91
| coach_team1 = The Citadel
| overall_record = 641–386–2
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = 1990 Atlantic Regional
SoCon Regular season: 1971, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991
SoCon tournament: 1990
| awards = 1990 The Sporting News National Coach of the Year
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
Southern Conference Coach of the Year
| coaching_records =
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Chalmers "Chal" Port (August 9, 1931 – August 20, 2011) was an American college baseball coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Most famous for leading Bulldogs to the 1990 College World Series, Port coached for 27 seasons garnering a 641–386–2 record.{{cite web|url=http://www.citadelsports.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/releases/201108201ewiek|title=Legendary Baseball Coach Chal Port Passes|publisher=citadelsports.com|accessdate=2012-03-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122041429/http://citadelsports.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/releases/201108201ewiek|archivedate=2011-11-22}} His win total was only surpassed in 2010 by successor Fred Jordan, who played for Port.
Playing career
Port played football and baseball at the University of North Carolina prior to a brief minor league career.
Coaching career
In his 27 seasons at The Citadel, Port led the Bulldogs to five NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances and graduated all but two players he coached.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HFJJAAAAIBAJ&pg=1662,4445682&dq=chal+port&hl=en|newspaper=Post and Courier|title=One-on-One with Chal Port|page=2C|date=June 25, 2006|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}
=1990 College World Series season=
In his second to last season, Port led the 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team in a dominant season, claiming the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships, the nation's longest winning streak of 26 games, and the school's first appearance in the College World Series. Sweeping through the SoCon Tournament and the Atlantic Regional in Coral Gables, Florida, the Bulldogs defeated national power {{CBSB link|year=1990|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}} on its home field twice to advance to Omaha. Following an opening round loss to LSU, the Bulldogs defeated Cal State Fullerton in extra innings. The Citadel was eliminated by LSU in its third game in Omaha. The Bulldogs were ranked sixth in the Collegiate Baseball final poll.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegiatebaseball.com/polls/divI/archives/1997to1959/1990ncaadiv1finalpoll.htm|title=1990 NCAA Div I Final Poll|publisher=Collegiate Baseball|accessdate=June 7, 2012|archive-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215152326/http://collegiatebaseball.com/polls/divI/archives/1997to1959/1990ncaadiv1finalpoll.htm|url-status=dead}} Following the season, Port was named Sporting News National Baseball Coach of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oaseAAAAIBAJ&pg=4127,5208444&dq=chal+port&hl=en|newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=June 13, 1990|accessdate=June 6, 2012|title=Port Wins National Award|page=D2}}
Quips
Port was known for his sense of humor and once said that while important people often get buildings named for them, he had a building named for him as well: the Port-a-let.
Head coaching record
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|name=The Citadel Bulldogs
|startyear=1965
|conference=Southern Conference
|endyear=1991
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1965
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 12–12
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1966
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 8–16
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1967
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 9–16
| conference = 6–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1968
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 16–10
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1969
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 18–10
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1970
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 15–12–1
| conference = 6–8–1
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1971
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 22–9
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1972
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 17–13
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1973
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 8–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1974
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 17–11
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1975
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1976
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 18–9
| conference = 7–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1977
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 21–11
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1978
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 30–9
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1979
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 27–15
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1980
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 23–14
| conference = 9–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1981
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 31–13
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1982
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 40–8
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1983
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 34–10
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1984
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 26–21
| conference = 12–5
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1985
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 29–20
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1986
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 29–20
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1987
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 19–31
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1988
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 33–20
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(South)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1989
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 30–20
| conference = 8–9
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1990
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 46–14
| conference = 13–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1991
| name = The Citadel
| overall = 34–19–1
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall={{Winpct|641|386|2|record=y}}
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References
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{{The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coach navbox}}
{{Southern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year navbox}}
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