Walter A. Johnson
{{Short description|American sports coach (1893–1958)}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Walter A. Johnson
| image = Walter Johnson, 1952.png
| caption = Johnson, {{Circa|1952}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|4|3}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1958|7|23|1893|4|3}}
| death_place = Clinton, South Carolina, U.S.
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1915–1917
| coach_team2 = Presbyterian
| coach_years3 = 1919–1940
| coach_team3 = Presbyterian
| coach_sport4 = Basketball
| coach_years5 = 1915–1930
| coach_team5 = Presbyterian
| admin_years1 = 1915–1958
| admin_team1 = Presbyterian
| overall_record = 102–99–19 (football)
| championships = Football
1 SIAA (1930)
}}
Walter A. Johnson (April 3, 1893 – July 23, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He coached both sports at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://dspace.ychistory.org/bitstream/handle/11030/70031/00000744.pdf?sequence=1|title=The Late Great Walter Johnson|publisher=ychistory.org|access-date=April 24, 2019}} As the athletic director at Presbyterian, he is loosely credited with giving the school's sports teams their unique nickname, the Blue Hose.{{cite web|url=http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=1150310|title=What's in A Name|publisher=Presbyterian College Athletics|access-date=April 24, 2019}}
A native of Milwaukee, Johnson attended South Division High School, where he played football as a fullback. He graduated from the Normal School of Education in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1915.{{cite news |author= |title=Johnson To Coach Clinton Athletics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31246651/the-greenville-news/ |newspaper=The Greenville Daily News |location=Greenville, South Carolina |date=July 26, 1915 |page=3 |access-date=September 2, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Johnson died of a heart ailment, on July 23, 1958, at the age of 65, at his home in Clinton.{{cite news |author= |title=Presbyterian's Walter Johnson Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108803863/the-herald-sun/ |newspaper=The Herald-Sun |location=Durham, North Carolina |agency=Associated Press |date=July 24, 1958 |page=21 |access-date=September 2, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} The former football field at Presbyterian was named in his honor.{{cite web|url=http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=3668557|title=Johnson Field At Old Bailey Stadium|publisher=Presbyterian Blue Hose|access-date=April 24, 2019}}
Head coaching record
=Football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Presbyterian Blue Hose
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1915
| endyear = 1917
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1915
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–4
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1916
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1917
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 8–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Presbyterian Blue Hose
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1919
| endyear = 1921
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1919
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–3–2
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1920
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 5–1–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1921
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 1–7
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Presbyterian Blue Hose
| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1922
| endyear = 1940
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1922
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1923
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–3–1
| conference = 2–1–1
| confstanding = T–6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1924
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 1–6–1
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = T–14th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1925
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–14th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1926
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1927
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 3–3–3
| conference = 2–2–1
| confstanding = T–9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1928
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 23rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1929
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–16th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1930
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 9–1
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1931
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 2–5–2
| conference = 1–4–1
| confstanding = T–24th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1932
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 5–2–1
| conference = 3–1–1
| confstanding = 10th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1933
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–2–2
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–11th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1934
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 3–4–2
| conference = 3–2–1
| confstanding = T–14th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1935
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–22nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1936
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–14th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1937
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 0–10
| conference = 0–3
| confstanding = T–29th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1939
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 4–3–2
| conference = 3–1–2
| confstanding = T–9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1940
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 13th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Presbyterian
| overall = 102–99–19
| confrecord = 54–42–7
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 102–99–19
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|9188281}}
{{Presbyterian Blue Hose athletic director navbox}}
{{Presbyterian Blue Hose football coach navbox}}
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