Walt Currie

Walt Currie

Biographical details
Born	(1943-10-20)October 20, 1943 Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Died	June 16, 2013(2013-06-16) (aged 69) Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Montana (1969)
Playing career
Football
c. 1960s	Carroll (MT)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1969–1976	Hermiston HS (OR) (assistant)
1977	Havre HS (MT) (assistant)
1978–1986	Havre HS (MT)
1987–1990	Hermiston HS (OR)
1991–1997	Great Falls HS (MT) (freshman)
1998–2003	Montana State–Northern
2006–?	Fort Benton HS (MT)
Wrestling
1969–1976	Hermiston HS (OR) (assistant)
1977	Havre HS (MT) (assistant)
1978–1986	Havre HS (MT)
1987–1990	Hermiston HS (OR)
1991–1997	Great Falls HS (MT)
Head coaching record
Overall	10–42 (college football) 51–35 (high school football; Havre) 52–61 (high school wrestling; Havre)

Walter Eugene Currie (October 20, 1943 – June 16, 2013) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Havre High School from 1978 to 1986,^[1][2] Hermiston High School from 1987 to 1990,^[3][4] Montana State University–Northern from 1998 to 2003,^[5][6][7][8] and Fort Benton High School starting in 2006.^[9]

Currie resurrected the Montana State–Northern Lights football program which had not fielded a team since 1971. He was also the head wrestling coach for multiple high schools in Montana and Oregon.^[10]

Currie died on June 16, 2013, in Great Falls, Montana, as a result of an iron overload.^[10][11] He was inducted into the Montana State–Northern Hall of Fame in 2023.^[12]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Montana State–Northern Lights (Frontier Conference) (1999–2003)
1999	Montana State–Northern	3–8	1–7	T–4th
2000	Montana State–Northern	2–8	2–6	4th
2001	Montana State–Northern	3–8	2–6	T–3rd
2002	Montana State–Northern	1–9	1–7	5th
2003	Montana State–Northern	1–9	1–7	5th
Montana State–Northern:		10–42	7–33
Total:		10–42

References

1. "Walt Currie named football, wrestling coach at Havre". Great Falls Tribune. June 10, 1978. p. 13. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
2. "Currier Named Head Coach". The Flathead Courier. June 22, 1978. pp. A6. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
3. "Havre's Walt Currie moving to Oregon". The Billings Gazette. May 10, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
4. "Currie leaving Havre with memories". The Havre Daily News. June 5, 1987. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
5. Backa, Curt (May 5, 1998). "Currie to coach new MSU-Northern football team". Great Falls Tribune. p. 19. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
6. "Samson named MSU-N's football coach". The Missoulian. December 25, 2003. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
7. Ferguson, George (June 28, 2013). "Walt Currie did so much more than coach". Havre Weekly Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
8. Ferguson, George (June 19, 2013). "Havre, sports community loses the great Walt Currie". Havre Weekly Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
9. "Smoke Jumper" (PDF). Smokejumpers. October 2013. p. 23. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
10. "Walt Currie Obituary (2013) - Great Falls, MT - Great Falls Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
11. "Walter Eugene Currie". Havre Weekly Chronicle. June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
12. "Walt Curie (2023) - Hall of Fame". Montana State University Northern Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

External links

• Montana State–Northern Hall of Fame profile