Wally Dreyer
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| Position: | Defensive back, halfback | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 25, 1923 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | September 27, 2002 (aged 79) Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Wisconsin, Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1947 / round: 17 / pick: 155 | ||||||||
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Walter Otto Dreyer (February 25, 1923 – September 27, 2002) was an American football player and coach He played professionally as a defensive back and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears (1949) 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
[edit]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.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Milwaukee Cardinals (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1960–1963) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Milwaukee | 2–6 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1961 | Milwaukee | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1962 | Milwaukee | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1963 | Milwaukee | 1–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 8th | |||||
| Milwaukee Cardinals/Panthers (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1969) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Milwaukee | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1965 | Milwaukee | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1966 | Milwaukee | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| 1967 | Milwaukee | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1968 | Milwaukee | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1969 | Milwaukee | 3–6 | |||||||
| Milwaukee: | 26–58–2 | 7–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–58–2 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wally Dreyer Accepts UW-M Coaching Posts". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. United Press International. March 21, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Wally Dreyer at Find a Grave
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