Walt Housman
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator / Assistant head coach | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 13, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Marshall, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Merrimack (NH) | ||||||||||
| College: | Upsala | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1987 | ||||||||||
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Walter Henry Housman III (born October 13, 1962) is a former American football offensive tackle who played one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at the University of Iowa before transferring to Upsala College. He attended Merrimack High School in Merrimack, New Hampshire.[1] Housman was also a member of the New York Knights, Denver Dynamite and New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League (AFL).
College career
Housman first played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes for two years before injuring his knee.[2][3]
He transferred to play for the Upsala Vikings of Upsala College for three years, graduating in 1987.[2] He also played basketball for one year.[3]
Professional career
Housman played in three games for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL in 1987.[1] He played for the New York Knights of the AFL in 1988.[4] He played for the AFL's Denver Dynamite from 1989 to 1990. Housman played for the New Orleans Night of the AFL in 1991.[4]
Coaching career
Housman was an assistant coach for the Upsala Vikings in 1988.[2] He served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Tulane Green Wave in 1991.[2] He was defensive line for the South Dakota Coyotes from 1992 to 1996. Housman was also special teams coach of the Coyotes from 1994 to 1996 and later served as defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach from 1997 to 1998.[2] He served as defensive line coach of the Central Connecticut Blue Devils in 1999.[2] He was linebackers coach of the Saint Anselm Hawks of Saint Anselm College in 2000.[2] Housman served as defensive coordinator of the AFL's Chicago Rush from 2001 to 2008.[2] He also had previous coaching experience in the AFL with the New England Sea Wolves, Miami Hooters and New Orleans Night.[2] He was a volunteer assistant and defensive ends coach for the Holy Cross Crusaders of the College of the Holy Cross in 2009. Housman later served as defensive line coach of the Crusaders in 2010.[2] He served as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Chicago Rush from 2011 to 2013.[5][6] He has been defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Los Angeles Kiss of the AFL since 2014.[7][8][9]
References
- 1 2 "WALT HOUSMAN". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Walt Housman". goholycross.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Bucknam, Sandy (July 22, 2010). "Merrimack High weight room dedicated to man who devoted much of his time to the town's youth". nashuatelegraph.com. Archived from the original on
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- ↑ Sims, Jeff (March 25, 2011). "Rush Defense Up to Challenge". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Uva, Mike (May 27, 2013). "ASSUMPTION'S HAAG TO VISIT CHICAGO RUSH (AFL)". acsportstalk.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "COACHING STAFF". lakissfootball.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "LOS ANGELES KISS GAME NOTES – WEEK 1" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Lyssa Myska (June 30, 2015). "9 Reasons We Need an NFL Franchise in Orange County". orangecoast.com/. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.