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Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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Born: | Pendleton, New York, U.S. | June 6, 1901||||||
Died: | November 5, 1953 New York, New York, U.S. | (aged 52)||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Masten Park (Buffalo, New York) | ||||||
College: | Columbia (1921–1924) | ||||||
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Career: | 1–6–2 (.222) | ||||||
Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||
Walter Frederic Koppisch (June 6, 1901 – November 5, 1953) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bisons and the New York Giants. He played college football for the Columbia Lions.
At age 23, he was named the head coach of the Buffalo Bisons, making him among the youngest head coaches in NFL history.[citation needed]
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.