Walter D. Powell
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 15, 1891 Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
| Died |
September 15, 1967 (aged 76) Gastonia, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1913 | Wisconsin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | Western Reserve |
| 1919 | Montana State |
| 1920 | Stanford |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1917 | Western Reserve |
| 1919–1920 | Montana State |
| 1920–1921 | Stanford |
| Baseball | |
| 1915 | Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
19–21–1 (football) 36–27 (basketball) 5–3 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Ohio Athletic Conference football champion (1915) | |
Walter Daniel Powell (July 15, 1891 – September 15, 1967) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.[1]
Powell played college football at Wisconsin from 1912 to 1913.[2][3] He coached several sports at Western Reserve from 1914 to 1917, amassing an overall 14–15 record in football, 18–24 record in basketball, and a 5–3 record in baseball.[4] He coached one season at Montana State from 1919 to 1920, where his football record was 1–3–1 and his basketball record was a perfect 13–0.[5]
From 1920 to 1921, Powell coached Stanford's football and basketball teams, where he compiled a football record of 4–3 and a basketball record of 15–3.[5]
In 1967, he died at Gastonia, North Carolina.[6]
References
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6F8-VLF
- ↑ "2009 Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). p. 244. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ↑ Bruckman, C. A. (December 29, 1920). "Powell picks Bruin squad to beat Ohio State". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Walter D. Powell". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- 1 2 "Walter D. Powell". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FP3S-JQN
