Wally Dreyer

Wally Dreyer

No. 3, 16, 42
Position:	Defensive back, halfback
Personal information
Born:	(1923-02-25)February 25, 1923 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	September 27, 2002(2002-09-27) (aged 79) Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
College:	Wisconsin, Michigan
NFL draft:	1947 / round: 17 / pick: 155
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Bears (1949) Green Bay Packers (1950–1951)
As a coach:
Berlin HS (WI) (1952) Head coach Rufus King HS (WI) (1953–1959) Head coach Milwaukee (1960–1969) Head coach
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts–yards: 46–172 Receptions–yards: 7–94 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Walter Otto Dreyer (February 25, 1923 – September 27, 2002) was an American football player and coach He played professionally as a defensive back and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears (1949) and the Green Bay Packers (1950–1951). Dreyer played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Michigan. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1960 to 1969.

Coaching career

Dreyer began his coaching career in 1952 as head football coach at Berlin High School in Berlin, Wisconsin. A year later, he moved to Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, where he compiled a record of 39–15–2 in seven seasons as head football coach and led his teams to three city conference titles.^[1]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Milwaukee Cardinals (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1960–1963)
1960	Milwaukee	2–6	2–4	7th
1961	Milwaukee	2–6	2–4	T–9th
1962	Milwaukee	2–6	2–4	T–7th
1963	Milwaukee	1–6–1	1–4–1	8th
Milwaukee Cardinals/Panthers (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1969)
1964	Milwaukee	5–4
1965	Milwaukee	2–6
1966	Milwaukee	4–5–1
1967	Milwaukee	3–6
1968	Milwaukee	2–7
1969	Milwaukee	3–6
Milwaukee:		26–58–2	7–16–1
Total:		26–58–2

See also

• List of Chicago Bears players
• List of Green Bay Packers players

References

1. "Wally Dreyer Accepts UW-M Coaching Posts". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. United Press International. March 21, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
• Wally Dreyer at Find a Grave