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Walter D. Powell
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Biographical details
Born(1891-07-15)July 15, 1891
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
DiedSeptember 15, 1967(1967-09-15) (aged 76)
Gastonia, North Carolina
Playing career
Football
1912–1913Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1916Western Reserve
1919Montana State
1920Stanford
Basketball
1914–1917Western Reserve
1919–1920Montana State
1920–1921Stanford
Baseball
1915Western Reserve
Head coaching record
Overall19–21–1 (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

  1. ^ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6F8-VLF
  2. ^ "2009 Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). p. 244. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Bruckman, C. A. (December 29, 1920). "Powell picks Bruin squad to beat Ohio State". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "Walter D. Powell". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Walter D. Powell". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  6. ^ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FP3S-JQN


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