Will Walls
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 |
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| Born: | December 8, 1912 Lonoke, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died: | January 3, 1993 (aged 80) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
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| High school: | North Little Rock (North Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| College: | TCU |
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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
Junior college
| Year | 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
- "Walls Resigns As KC Coach". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. April 14, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Just Sports Stats
- Will Walls at Find a Grave
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