Career
He served as the head football coach at Marshall University from 1925 to 1928 and at West Virginia University from 1934 to 1936, compiling a career college football record of 37–21–9. Tallman was also the head basketball coach at Marshall during the 1925-1926 season, tallying a mark of 10–7. He resigned after the 1936 season to become the Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police.
He later lived in Augusta, Georgia.
