About Walter A. Johnson
Lived 1895 – 1958 (aged 62–63). Walter A. Johnson was an american football coach.
Walter A. Johnson (April 3, 1893 – July 23, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He coached both sports at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. As the athletic director at Presbyterian, he is loosely credited with giving the school's sports teams their unique nickname, the Blue Hose.
A native of Milwaukee, Johnson attended South Division High School, where he played football as a fullback. He graduated from the Normal School of Education in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1915.
Johnson died of a heart ailment, on July 23, 1958, at the age of 65, at his home in Clinton. The former football field at Presbyterian was named in his honor.
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Who was Walter A. Johnson?
American football and basketball coach
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Walter A. Johnson was born in 1895.
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Walter A. Johnson died on 23 July 1958 in Clinton, South Carolina.
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Walter A. Johnson was an american football coach.
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