About Wally Dreyer
Lived 1923 – 2002 (aged 79). Wally Dreyer was an American american football player.
Walter Otto Dreyer (February 25, 1923 – September 27, 2002) was an American professional football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers (1950–1951). Dreyer played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Michigan. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1960 to 1969.
Coaching career Dreyer began his coaching career in 1952 as head football coach at Berlin High School in Berlin, Wisconsin. A year later, he moved to Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, where he compiled a record of 39–15–2 in seven seasons as head football coach and led his teams to three city conference titles.
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Who was Wally Dreyer?
American football player (1923-2002)
When was Wally Dreyer born?
Wally Dreyer was born on 25 February 1923 in Milwaukee.
When did Wally Dreyer die?
Wally Dreyer died on 27 September 2002 in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
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Wally Dreyer was an american football player.
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Wally Dreyer was American.
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