Walter P. Risley (1908 – June 19, 1971)[1] was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He was the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania for one season in 1946.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 Ivyland, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 19, 1971 (aged 62–63) Kutztown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946 | Kutztown |
| Basketball | |
| 1945–1963 | Kutztown |
| Baseball | |
| 1945–1971 | Kutztown |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1971 | Kutztown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 (football) 136–164 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball 1 PSAC (1961) | |
| Awards | |
| Kutztown Hall of Fame (1991) | |
Risley served for head baseball coach from 1945 to 1971 and the head men's basketball coach from 1945 to 1963.[3]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutztown Golden Avalanche (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Kutztown | 3–4 | 1–4 | 14th | |||||
| Kutztown: | 3–4 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Walter P. Risley, 63, KSC Phys Ed Chief". The Morning Call. June 20, 1971. p. 61. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Kutztown University Football Media Guide". Kutztown University. 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Walt Risley". Kutztown Universityaccess-date=December 29, 2017.