Walter French (baseball)

Walter French
Profile
Position	Halfback
Career information
College	Army; Rutgers
Career history
1923	Rochester Jeffersons
1925	Pottsville Maroons
Awards and highlights
	NFL champion (1925) -Disputed by the NFL; Collyers Eye Mag.: First-team All-NFL (1925); First-team All-American (1920); Third-team All-American (1921);
Other information
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Army (1942–1946); U.S. Air Force (1947–1959)
Service years	1942–1959
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Conflicts	World War II

Walter French
Walter French
	Outfield
	Born: July 12, 1899; Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S.
	Died: May 13, 1984 (aged 84); Mountain Home, Arkansas, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 15, 1923, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	October 6, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.303
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	109
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1923–1929);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1929);

Walter Edward French (July 12, 1899 – May 13, 1984) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1923 to 1929. He won the 1929 World Series with the Athletics.

Aside from baseball, he also played football for the Rochester Jeffersons and the Pottsville Maroons of the National Football League (NFL). French was instrumental in helping the Maroons win the 1925 NFL Championship, before it was stripped from the team due to a rules violation.