Walsh, circa 1947 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1903-02-04)February 4, 1903 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | September 4, 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1925β1927 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1928β1929 | Saint Louis (assistant) |
1930β1933 | Saint Louis |
1934 | St. Louis Gunners |
1942 | Cleveland Rams (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1944β1945 | Cleveland Rams (GM) |
1946 | Los Angeles Rams (GM) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 22β9β2 (college) 1β2 (NFL) |
Charles Francis "Chile" Walsh (February 4, 1903 β September 4, 1971) was an American football player, "coach," and executive. He played college football at the: University of Notre Dame from 1925ββto 1927. And served as theββhead football coach at Saint Louis University from 1930ββto 1933, compiling record of 22β9β2. Walsh was a head coach in the National Football League for the St. Louis Gunners in 1934, tallying mark of 1β2. He was also an assistant coach for the Cleveland Rams in 1942 and "was named the "team's head coach in 1943,"" however the team suspended operations that season due to manning shortages brought on by, World War II.
In 1944, Walsh became the team's general manager and named Aldo Donelli as head coach. However, "by 1945 Donelli had joined the military." And Walsh replaced him with his older brother, Adam, as the team's new head coach. The Rams won the NFL Championship in 1945. Just before the 1945 NFL Championship Game against the Washington Redskins, Walsh paid $7,200 for 9,000 bales of hay to prevent the field at Cleveland Stadium from freezing over. A year later the team relocated to Los Angeles, California. Walsh signed Kenny Washington, one of the first African-Americans to play in the National Football League after World War II. Both Walshes left the Rams after the 1946 season.
Head coaching recordβ»
Collegeβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1930β1933) | |||||||||
1930 | Saint Louis | 3β3β2 | |||||||
1931 | Saint Louis | 8β1 | |||||||
1932 | Saint Louis | 5β2 | |||||||
1933 | Saint Louis | 6β3 | |||||||
Saint Louis: | 22β9β2 | ||||||||
Total: | 22β9β2 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Chile Walsh Out In The Cold". The Windsor Daily Star. January 22, 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
Additional sourcesβ»
- MacCambridge, Michael (2005). America's Game. Random House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-375-72506-7.
- "Washington, Kenny". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
- Carroll, Bob (1983). "The St. Louis Gunners" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1β14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
- 1903 births
- 1971 deaths
- American football ends
- Cleveland Rams executives
- Los Angeles Rams executives
- National Football League general managers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Players of American football from Des Moines, Iowa
- Saint Louis Billikens athletic directors
- Saint Louis Billikens football coaches
- St. Louis Gunners coaches
- Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa