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Earl Walsh
Earl Francis Walsh (June 3, 1899 – June 21, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He served the head football coach at Fordham University in 1942, compiling a record of 5–3–1. From 1933 to 1941, Walsh was the backfield coach at Fordham under head coach Jim Crowley, a fellow alumnus of the University of Notre Dame. Walsh previously coached at Dowling College and at the Catholic Academy in Des Moines, Iowa.[1] He died at a Chicago hospital in 1961.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1899 Adair, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1961 (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (1922) |
| Playing career | |
| 1919–1921 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Left halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1933–1941 | Fordham (backfield) |
| 1942 | Fordham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3–1 |
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham Rams (Independent) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Fordham | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Fordham: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Earl Walsh Fordham Coach". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. March 11, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Google News .
- ^ "Earl Passes at 61". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 29, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Google News .
External links edit
- Earl Walsh at Find a Grave