Wally Butts College coach

James Wallace "Wally" Butts, Jr. (February 7, 1905 – December 17, 1973) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1960, compiling a record of 140–86–9. His Georgia Bulldogs football teams won two national championships (1942, 1946) and four Southeastern Conference titles (1942, 1946, 1948, 1959). Butts was also the athletic director at Georgia from 1939 to 1963. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Butts Wallace; Butts James Wallace Jr.
Birth dateFebruary 07, 1905
Birth place
Georgia Bulldogs football , Milledgeville Georgia
Date of deathDecember 17, 1973
Place of death
Georgia Bulldogs football

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Coach

coached team
Georgia Bulldogs football
overall record140–86–9

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External resources

  1. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/ArticlePrintable.jsp?id=h-729