Walter Halas Explained

Walter Halas
Birth Date:15 January 1892
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Player Sport1:Baseball
Player Years2:1914–1916
Player Team2:Illinois
Player Years3:1916
Player Team3:Davenport Blue Sox
Player Years4:1920
Player Team4:Rock Island Islanders
Player Years5:1924
Player Team5:Hanover Raiders
Player Positions:Pitcher
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1919–1922
Coach Team2:Notre Dame (assistant)
Coach Years3:1923
Coach Team3:Mount St. Mary's
Coach Years4:1927–1941
Coach Team4:Drexel
Coach Years5:1942
Coach Team5:Maryland (assistant)
Coach Sport6:Basketball
Coach Years7:1920–1923
Coach Team7:Notre Dame
Coach Years8:1923–1924
Coach Team8:Mount St. Mary's
Coach Years9:1924–1927
Coach Team9:Haverford
Coach Years10:1927–1934
Coach Team10:Drexel
Coach Sport11:Baseball
Coach Years12:1921–1923
Coach Team12:Notre Dame
Coach Years13:1924
Coach Team13:Mount St. Mary's
Coach Years14:1924
Coach Team14:Hanover Raiders
Coach Years15:1925–1927
Coach Team15:Haverford
Coach Years16:1928–1941
Coach Team16:Drexel

Walter Henry Halas (January 15, 1892 – December 20, 1959) was an American baseball player and coach of American football, basketball, and baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1914 to 1916 as a pitcher for the Fighting Illini.[1] Halas later pitched in minor league baseball for the Davenport Blue Sox, Moline Plowboys, and Rock Island Islanders of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. In 1924, he pitched a no-hitter for the Hanover Raiders of the Blue Ridge League.

Halas died in Chicago on December 20, 1959, at the age of 67. He was the brother of George Halas, longtime coach and owner of the National Football League's Chicago Bears.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Rosters . . fightingillini.com . . September 1, 2014.
  2. News: Walter Harris Dead at 67 . . . December 21, 1959 . September 1, 2014 . .