Chile Walsh

Chile Walsh

Walsh pictured in The Archive 1929, Saint Louis yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1903-02-04)February 4, 1903
Des Moines, Iowa
Died September 4, 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California
Playing career
19251927 Notre Dame
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19281929 Saint Louis (assistant)
19301933 Saint Louis
1934 St. Louis Gunners
1942 Cleveland Rams (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
19441945 Cleveland Rams (GM)
19461956 Los Angeles Rams (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall 2292 (college)
12 (NFL)

Charles Francis "Chile" Walsh (February 4, 1903 September 4, 1971) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1925 to 1927 and served as the head football coach at Saint Louis University from 1930 to 1933, compiling record of 2292. Walsh was a head coach in the National Football League for the St. Louis Gunners in 1934, tallying a mark of 12. He was also an assistant coach for the Cleveland Rams in 1942 and was named the team's head coach in 1943, however the team suspended operations that season due to manning shortages brought on by World War II.

In 1944, Walsh became the team's general manager and named Aldo Donelli as head coach. However, by 1945 Donelli had joined the military, and Walsh replaced him with his older brother, Adam, as the team's new head coach. The Rams won the NFL Championship in 1945. Just before the 1945 NFL Championship Game against the Washington Redskins, Walsh paid $7,200 for 9,000 bales of hay to prevent the field at Cleveland Stadium from freezing over. A year later the team relocated to Los Angeles, California. Walsh signed Kenny Washington, one of the first African-Americans to play in the National Football League after World War II.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1930–1933)
1930 Saint Louis 332
1931 Saint Louis 81
1932 Saint Louis 52
1933 Saint Louis 63
Saint Louis: 2292
Total: 2292

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