In 1990, Jim Hall became both the head baseball and football coach at Lockport High School (Ill.) Lockport gained success with back-to-back 8A football championships in 2003-04 and a AA State baseball championship in 2005.
Since his retirement from teaching in 2006, Coach Hall has coached Team Illinois and internationally, taking teams to Italy, Japan, Aruba, the Dominican Republic and most recently to Puerto Rico.
Hall is also a member of the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.