Walter D. Powell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Walter D. Powell

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1891

Place of Birth: Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1967

Profession: basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Walter D. Powell

  • Walter Daniel Powell (July 15, 1891 – September 15, 1967) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. Powell was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
  • He played college football at the University of Wisconsin from 1912 to 1913.
  • He coached several sports at Western Reserve University from 1914 to 1917, amassing an overall 14–15 record in football, 18–24 record in basketball, and a 5–3 record in baseball.In 1917, Powell served as athletic director at Camp Sherman.
  • From 1917 to 1919, he served as head coach of the Naval Training Station in Charleston, South Carolina.Powell coached one season at the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Artsβ€”now known as Montana State University, from 1919 to 1920, where his football record was 1–3–1 and his basketball record was a perfect 13–0.
  • From 1920 to 1921, Powell coached Stanford University's football and basketball teams, where he compiled a football record of 4–3 and a basketball record of 15–3.Powell died on September 15, 1967, in Gastonia, North Carolina.

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