About Jewell Wallace
Lived 1907 – 1999 (aged 91). Jewell Wallace was an American head coach.
William Jewell Wallace (June 16, 1907 – April 7, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston in its first two football seasons, 1946 and 1947, guiding the Cougars to a 7–14 record. Wallace was a 1934 graduate of Texas Christian University. He began his coaching career at the high school ranks and coached at El Paso Bowie, El Paso, Greenville, San Angelo and Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, Texas.
Wallace died on April 7, 1999, in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Who was Jewell Wallace?
American football player and coach (1907–1999)
When was Jewell Wallace born?
Jewell Wallace was born on 16 June 1907 in Carrollton.
When did Jewell Wallace die?
Jewell Wallace died on 7 April 1999 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Jewell Wallace was a head coach.
What nationality was Jewell Wallace?
Jewell Wallace was American.
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