Wally Opekun

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Wally Opekun
Biographical details
Born(1905-01-16)January 16, 1905
DiedDecember 18, 1997(1997-12-18) (aged 92)
Playing career
Football
1928–1929 Penn
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1941 Mount St. Mary's (assistant)
1942–1946 Mount St. Mary's
Basketball
1941–1942 Mount St. Mary's
1943–1947 Mount St. Mary's
1948 Mount St. Mary's (interim HC)
Baseball
1944 Mount St. Mary's
1946–1948 Mount St. Mary's
Head coaching record
Overall50–34 (basketball)
19–36 (baseball)

Walter J. Opekun (January 16, 1905 - December 18, 1997) [1] was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. [2] He served as the head football coach at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland from 1942 to 1946. [3] Opekun was also the head basketball coach and head baseball coach at Mount St. Mary's. He played college football as a fullback at the University of Pennsylvania. [4]

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References

  1. "Walter J Opekun" . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. B and O Magazine, Volume 17. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "Wally Opekun". Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. "Walter Opekun". University of Pennsylvania . Retrieved December 6, 2018.