Walter Hempel (coach)
Walter Hempel (born February 15, 1876 – June 17, 1949) was an American football, baseball and track and field coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Pomona College in 1903 and at St. Vincent's College in Los Angeles, California from 1907 to 1908.[2] Hempel later worked in real estate in Lake Tahoe, California. He was killed there on June 17, 1949 in an apparent robbery-murder.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1876 Dresden, Germany |
| Died | June 17, 1949 (aged 73) Lake Tahoe, California |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1903 | Pomona |
| 1905 | Sherman Institute (CA) |
| 1907–1908 | St. Vincent's (CA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1903 | North Dakota |
| Track | |
| 1899 | Knox (IL) |
| 1901 | Northwestern |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1903 | North Dakota |
| 1906–1907 | St. Vincent's (CA) |
References
- "Who's Who in California". Marquis Who's Who. 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- "Los Angeles Then". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Real Estate Dealer Slain at Lake Tahoe; Walter Hempel is Found Shot, Strangled in Car". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. June 20, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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