Wally Opekun
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Died | December 18, 1997 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1929 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1941 | Mount St. Mary's (assistant) |
| 1942–1946 | Mount St. Mary's |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1942 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1943–1947 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1948 | Mount St. Mary's (interim HC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1944 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1946–1948 | Mount St. Mary's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–34 (basketball) 19–36 (baseball) |
Walter J. Opekun (died December 18, 1997) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland from 1942 to 1946.[2] Opekun was also the head basketball coach and head baseball coach at Mount St. Mary's. He played college football as a fullback at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- ^ B and O Magazine, Volume 17. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Wally Opekun". Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Walter Opekun". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 6, 2018.