Walt Michaels
Michaels on a 1952 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 35, 34 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | October 16, 1929 Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 10, 2019 (aged 89) Plains, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College | Washington and Lee | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1951: 7th round, 86th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Regular season | 39–47–1 (.454) | ||||||||
| Postseason | 2–2 (.500) | ||||||||
| Career | 41–49–1 (.456) | ||||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Walter Edward Michaels (originally Majka) (October 16, 1929 – July 10, 2019) was an American professional football player and coach who was best remembered for his six-year tenure as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Jets from 1977 to 1982. In 1977, Michaels was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame and into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the football Category with the Class of 1997.