Walter Steffen

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Walter Steffen

Biographical details
Born	(1886-10-09)October 9, 1886 Chicago, Illinois
Died	March 9, 1937(1937-03-09) (aged 50) Chicago, Illinois
Playing career
1906–1908	Chicago
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1914–1917 1919–1932	Carnegie Tech Carnegie Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	88–53–8
Accomplishments and honors
Awards All-American, 1907 All-American, 1908

College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1969 (profile)

Walter Steffen (October 9, 1886 – March 9, 1937) was an American football player and coach. He emerged on the national scene as a high school quarterback, leading his Chicago North Division team to an intersectional championship over Brooklyn Boys by a score of 75-0 that ended after three quarters because of darkness. Steffen and his team helped introduce the more open style of play that prevailed in the Midwest. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Chicago from 1906 to 1908 and was a two-time All-American selection. Steffen served as the head football coach at Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University, from 1914 to 1932, compiling a record of 88–53–8. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1969.

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Walter Steffen at the College Football Hall of Fame

Carnegie Mellon Tartans head football coaches

Challinor (1906)
Joseph Thompson (1907)
William Knox (1908)
E. M. Enitzer (1909)
E. S. Dowling (1910)
E. R. Cozens (1911)
W. L. Marks (1912–1913)
Walter Steffen (1914–1917)
No team (1918)
Walter Steffen (1919–1932)
Howard Harpster (1933–1936)
Bill Kern (1937–1939)
Edward Baker (1940–1942)
Joe Skladany (1943)
No team (1944–1945)
William W. Donohoe (1946–1948)
Edward Baker (1949–1959)
Edward Hirshberg (1960–1962)
Joe Gasparella (1963–1975)
Chuck Klausing (1976–1985)
Rich Lackner (1986– )

v t e 1908 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Ed Lange QB Walter Steffen HB Hamilton Corbett HB Bill Hollenback HB Frederick Tibbott FB Ted Coy C Charles Nourse G Hamlin Andrus G William Goebel G Bernard O'Rourke G Clark Tobin T Hamilton Fish T Bill Horr T Percy Northcroft E Hunter Scarlett E George Schildmiller

Persondata
Name	Steffen, Walter
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	October 9, 1886
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	March 9, 1937
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois

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