1914–1916 Illinois 1919–1922 Notre Dame (assistant) 1916 Davenport Blue Sox Name Walter Halas | 1920 Rock Island Islanders Positions Pitcher 1924 Hanover Raiders | |
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Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball Born January 15, 1892
Chicago, Illinois ( 1892-01-15 ) Died December 20, 1959, Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
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Walter Henry Halas (January 15, 1892 – December 20, 1959) was an American baseball player and coach of American football, basketball, and baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1914 to 1916 as a pitcher for the Fighting Illini. Halas later pitched in minor league baseball for the Davenport Blue Sox, Moline Plowboys, and Rock Island Islanders of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. In 1924, he pitched a no-hitter for the Hanover Raiders of the Blue Ridge League.
Halas died in Chicago on December 20, 1959 at the age of 67. He was the brother of George Halas, longtime coach and owner of the National Football League's Chicago Bears.
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