Walter A. Johnson
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Death:
23 July 1958
The details
Biography
Walter A. Johnson (c. 1893 – July 23, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He coaches both sports at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. As the athletic director at Presbyterian, he is loosely credited with giving the school's sports teams their unique nickname, the Blue Hose.
Johnson died away on July 23, 1958, at the age of 65. The former football field at Presbyterian was named in his honor.