Walt Michaels
American football player and coach (1929-2019)
Walter Edward Michaels (October 16, 1929 – July 10, 2019) was a professional American football player and coach. He was best known for his six-year career as head coach of the NFL's New York Jets from 1977 to 1982.[1] As a player, he played for the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. Michaels was born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.
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Michaels died on July 10, 2019 in Plains, Pennsylvania at the age of 89.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Walt Michaels". National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. June 12, 1997.
- ↑ "Former Jets coach Walt Michaels, architect of Super Bowl 3 upset, dies at 89". Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.