Walter S. Davis

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Walter S. Davis
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1905-08-09)August 9, 1905 Canton, Mississippi
Died	October 1979 (aged 74) Nashville, Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1936	Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall	19-7-4
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Walter Strother Davis^[1] (August 9, 1905 – October 1979) was the eighth head football coach for the Tennessee State University Tigers, located in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for four seasons, from 1933 until 1936, later becoming president of the school from 1943 to 1968.^[2] His career coaching record at Tennessee State was 19 wins, 7 losses, and 4 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him eighth at Tennessee State in total wins and fifth at Tennessee State in winning percentage (.700).^[3]

He died at a Nashville hospital in 1979 of a long illness.^[4]

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Tennessee State Tigers head football coaches

Buck Hunt (1916)
No team (1917–1921)
Joe E. Scruggs (1922–1924)
George Davenport (1925–1926)
Caesar Felton Gayles (1927)
Harry Long (1928)
Alton Jackson (1929)
T. D. Upshaw (1930–1931)
Unknown (1932)
Walter S. Davis (1933–1936)
Reubin Munday (1937–1939)
Unknown (1940)
No team (1941–1943)
Henry Kean (1944–1954)
Howard C. Gentry (1955–1960)
Lawrence Simmons (1961–1962)
John Merritt (1963–1983)
William A. Thomas (1984–1988)
Joe Gilliam, Sr. (1989–1992)
Bill Davis (1993–1995)
L. C. Cole (1996–1999)
James Reese (2000–2004)
James Webster (2005–2009)
Rod Reed (2010– )

Persondata
Name	Davis, Walter
Alternative names
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	August 9, 1905
Place of birth	Canton, Mississippi
Date of death	1979
Place of death	Nashville, Tennessee

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