Walter E. Bachman
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1879 Phillipsburg, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1958 (aged 79) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1899–1901 | Lafayette |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1902 | New York (WSF) |
| Position(s) | Allegheny |
| 1905–1906 | Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Walter Ellsworth "Scrapper" Bachman Sr. (March 19, 1879 – November 11, 1958) was an American
All-American honors by Walter Camp and was one of the first players to be given the honor from a school outside of Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Penn. He did also make several other All-American lists that season. In 1901, he was the fourth leading scorer for the Leopards with 25 goals from touchdowns
(this was before modern scoring was implemented).
Biography
Bachman was born in 1880 and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.[1] After graduation, he served as an assistant football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He then served as the seventh head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies from 1905 to 1906 finishing with a record of 13–3 (.813).
Bachman also had a career in professional football. In 1902 he played for the
Syracuse Athletic Club
.
In 1906 he became a yardmaster for the Lehigh Valley Railroad until his retirement in 1944. He died on November 11, 1958, at Easton Hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania.[2]
Legacy
Bachman was inducted in the Lafayette Maroon Hall of Fame in 1977.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allegheny Gators (Independent) (1903)
| |||||||||
| 1903 | Allegheny | 5–5 | |||||||
| Allegheny: | 5–5 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905–1906) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Texas A&M | 7–2 | 0–1 | T–12th | |||||
| 1906 | Texas A&M | 6–1 | 2–1 | 5th | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 13–3 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–10 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Walter E. "Scrappy" Bachman, Lafayette Maroon Club Hall of Fame. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- Newspapers.com.
