Walter Van Winkle
Men's college basketball coach
About Walter Van Winkle
Lived 1900 – 1994 (aged 93). Walter Van Winkle was an American basketball coach, baseball manager, baseball player, basketball player and american football player.
Walter R. "Rip" Van Winkle (May 6, 1900 – January 6, 1994) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College, when its campus was located in Winchester, Kentucky, from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 13–11–3. Van Winkle was also the head basketball coach, head baseball coach, and athletic director at Kentucky Wesleyan.
A native of London, Kentucky, Van Winkle played football, basketball, and baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan and Minor League Baseball with the Winchester Dodgers of the Blue Grass League. He left Kentucky Wesleyan in 1932 to become athletic director and head football coach at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Van Winkle died on January 6, 1994, in Milwaukee.
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Who was Walter Van Winkle?
men's college basketball coach
When was Walter Van Winkle born?
Walter Van Winkle was born on 6 May 1900 in Laurel County, Kentucky.
When did Walter Van Winkle die?
Walter Van Winkle died on 6 January 1994 in Milwaukee.
What was Walter Van Winkle's occupation?
Walter Van Winkle was a basketball coach, baseball manager, baseball player, basketball player and american football player.
What nationality was Walter Van Winkle?
Walter Van Winkle was American.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Walter Van Winkle
· DBpedia: Rip Van Winkle (coach)
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