William Thomas Walls Jr. (December 8, 1912 – January 3, 1993) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end for six seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He attended North Little Rock High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU).
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Position: | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lonoke, Arkansas, U.S. | December 8, 1912
Died: | January 3, 1993 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 80)
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | North Little Rock (North Little Rock, Arkansas) |
College: | TCU |
Career history | |
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As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Walls was the head football coach at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas from 1947 to 1948. He resigned in 1949 to become the head football coach at University of Corpus Christi—now known as Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.[1]
Head coaching record
editJunior college
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kilgore Rangers (Texas Junior College Football Federation) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
1947 | Kilgore | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
1948 | Kilgore | 10–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W Texas Rose Bowl | ||||
Kilgore: | 19–2 | 12–2 | |||||||
Total: | 19–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ "Walls Resigns As KC Coach". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. April 14, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Just Sports Stats
- Will Walls at Find a Grave