Walter Shoup

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|6|5}}

| birth_place = Salmon, Idaho, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|10|30|1872|6|5}}

| death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| alma_mater = Yale Law (LLB, 1893)

| coach_years1 = 1895

| coach_team1 = Utah

| overall_record = 0–1

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Walter Campbell Shoup (June 5, 1872 – October 30, 1945) was an American attorney, politician, college football coach, and army serviceman.

Early life

Shoup was the son of United States Senator George L. Shoup. He attended Yale Law School, graduating in 1893.

Football coaching

Shoup served as the head football coach at the University of Utah in 1895, compiling a record of 0–1.{{cite web|url=https://utahutes.com/documents/2019/7/22/2019_Utah_Football_Media_Guide_web.pdf|title=Football Media Guide|year=2019|publisher=Utah Utes|access-date=September 14, 2019}}

Politics

In 1888, Shoup was a private secretary to the Governor of Idaho. In 1908, he served a term in the Idaho State Senate.{{cite web|url=http://cga.ct.gov/hco/speakers/bios/Frank_Healy.pdf|title=Arbitrary Record Of Graduates Of Yale University Deceased 1946–1947|publisher=ct.gov|access-date=September 14, 2019}}

Military service

Shoup was an army serviceman in the Spanish–American War.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CZ-wCGpba1AC|title=Biographies of Graduates of the Yale Law School, 1824–1899|first=Roger Walker|last=Tuttle|year=1911|publisher=Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company|access-date=September 8, 2019}} He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.{{cite web | url = https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgVzaG91cBIGd2FsdGVy/ | accessdate = April 25, 2023 | website = ANC Explorer | title = Burial detail: Shoup, Walter C }}