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.[1] As the athletic director at Presbyterian, he is loosely credited with giving the school's sports teams their unique nickname, the Blue Hose.[2]
 Johnson, c. 1952 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1893 |
| Died | July 23, 1958 (aged 65) Clinton, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1917 | Presbyterian |
| 1919–1940 | Presbyterian |
| Basketball | |
| 1915–1930 | Presbyterian |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1915–1958 | Presbyterian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 102–99–19 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SIAA (1930) | |
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.[3]
Johnson died of a heart ailment, on July 23, 1958, at the age of 65, at his home in Clinton.[4] The former football field at Presbyterian was named in his honor.[5]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (Independent) (1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Presbyterian | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1916 | Presbyterian | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1917 | Presbyterian | 8–1 | |||||||
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (Independent) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Presbyterian | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| 1920 | Presbyterian | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Presbyterian | 1–7 | |||||||
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1940) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Presbyterian | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1923 | Presbyterian | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1924 | Presbyterian | 1–6–1 | 1–3 | T–14th | |||||
| 1925 | Presbyterian | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–14th | |||||
| 1926 | Presbyterian | 7–2 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1927 | Presbyterian | 3–3–3 | 2–2–1 | T–9th | |||||
| 1928 | Presbyterian | 4–6 | 2–5 | 23rd | |||||
| 1929 | Presbyterian | 4–4–1 | 3–3 | T–16th | |||||
| 1930 | Presbyterian | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Presbyterian | 2–5–2 | 1–4–1 | T–24th | |||||
| 1932 | Presbyterian | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1933 | Presbyterian | 4–2–2 | 3–2 | T–11th | |||||
| 1934 | Presbyterian | 3–4–2 | 3–2–1 | T–14th | |||||
| 1935 | Presbyterian | 2–7 | 2–4 | T–22nd | |||||
| 1936 | Presbyterian | 3–6 | 3–2 | T–14th | |||||
| 1937 | Presbyterian | 0–10 | 0–3 | T–29th | |||||
| 1938 | Presbyterian | 6–4 | 6–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1939 | Presbyterian | 4–3–2 | 3–1–2 | T–9th | |||||
| 1940 | Presbyterian | 6–4 | 5–3 | 13th | |||||
| Presbyterian: | 102–99–19 | 54–42–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 102–99–19 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Late Great Walter Johnson" (PDF). ychistory.org. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "What's in A Name". Presbyterian College Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Johnson To Coach Clinton Athletics". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. July 26, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Presbyterian's Walter Johnson Dies". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. Associated Press. July 24, 1958. p. 21. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Johnson Field At Old Bailey Stadium". Presbyterian Blue Hose. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
