Wally Johnson (American football)

Wally Johnson
Sport(s) Football, wrestling
Biographical details
Born 1915 (1915)
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Died (2007-01-27)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)

Wallace T. Johnson (1915 – January 27, 2007) was an American football and wrestling coach.

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.<ref>"Wallace T. Johnson". legacy.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Gophers: Hall of Famer Wally Johnson". thedailygopher.com. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Wrestling Coach Wally Johnson Passes Away". gophersports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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