 Walsh, circa 1947 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1903-02-04)February 4, 1903 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1925–1927 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1929 | Saint Louis (assistant) |
| 1930–1933 | Saint Louis |
| 1934 | St. Louis Gunners |
| 1942 | Cleveland Rams (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1944–1945 | Cleveland Rams (GM) |
| 1946 | Los Angeles Rams (GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–9–2 (college) 1–2 (NFL) |
Charles Francis "Chile" Walsh (February 4, 1903 – September 4, 1971) was anAmerican football player, coach, and executive. He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Notre Dame from 1925 to 1927 and served as the head football coach atSaint Louis University from 1930 to 1933, compiling record of 22–9–2. Walsh was a head coach in theNational Football League for theSt. Louis Gunners in 1934, tallying a mark of 1–2. He was also an assistant coach for theCleveland 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 byWorld War II.
In 1944, Walsh became the team's general manager and namedAldo 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 the1945 NFL Championship Game against theWashington Redskins, Walsh paid $7,200 for 9,000 bales of hay to prevent the field atCleveland Stadium from freezing over. A year later the team relocated toLos Angeles, California. Walsh signedKenny Washington, one of the firstAfrican-Americans to play in the National Football League after World War II. Both Walshes left the Rams after the 1946 season.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Billikens(Independent)(1930–1933) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Saint Louis | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Saint Louis | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Saint Louis | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Saint Louis | 6–3 | |||||||
| Saint Louis: | 22–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 22–9–2 | ||||||||