Wally Johnson (coach)
Wallace T. Johnson (1915 – January 27, 2007) was an American football and wrestling coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1915 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota |
| Died | January 27, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1937 | Minnesota |
| Wrestling | |
| 1941–1942 | Minnesota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1951 | Luther (IA) |
| 1952–1971 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| Wrestling | |
| 1947–1950 | South Dakota State |
| 1950–1952 | Luther (IA) |
| 1952–1986 | Minnesota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 392–209–11 (Minnesota wrestling duals) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Wrestling 2 Big Ten (1957, 1959) | |
| Awards | |
| NCAA Wrestling Coach of the Year (1976) Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame (1977) National Wrestling Hall of Fame (1985) | |
Playing career
Johnson played football for one year in 1937 at the University of Minnesota before a broken leg ended his career. He instead turned to wrestling where he excelled.[1]
Coaching career
Johnson served as a wrestling coach at South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota,[2] before starting the wrestling program at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa where he was also the head football coach.
Johnson left Luther in 1952 to become the head wrestling coach at the University of Minnesota, where he would serve until his retirement in 1986. He was also an assistant football coach for the first 20 years he coach at U of M.[3]
References
- "Minnesota Gophers: Hall of Famer Wally Johnson". thedailygopher.com. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Former Wrestling Coach Wally Johnson Passes Away". gophersports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Wallace T. Johnson". legacy.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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