Earl Walsh

Earl Walsh
Biographical details
Born(1899-06-03)June 3, 1899
Adair, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 1961(1961-06-21) (aged 62)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (1922)
Playing career
1919–1921Notre Dame
Position(s)Left halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1941Fordham (backfield)
1942Fordham
Head coaching record
Overall5–3–1

Earl Francis Walsh (June 3, 1899 – June 21, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He served the head football coach at Fordham University in 1942, compiling a record of 5–3–1. From 1933 to 1941, Walsh was the backfield coach at Fordham under head coach Jim Crowley, a fellow alumnus of the University of Notre Dame. Walsh previously coached at Dowling College and at the Catholic Academy in Des Moines, Iowa.[1] He died at a Chicago hospital in 1961.[2]

  1. ^ "Earl Walsh Fordham Coach". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. March 11, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Google News Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Earl Passes at 61". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 29, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Google News Open access icon.