Walt Kiesling

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Walt Kiesling
Date of birth	May 27, 1903
Place of birth	St. Paul, Minnesota
Date of death	March 2, 1962
Position(s)	Head Coach
College	St. Thomas (MIN)
Honors	NFL 1920s All-Decade Team
Career Record	30-55-5
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Coaching Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1926-1927 1928 1929-1933 1934 1935-1936 1937-1938	Duluth Eskimos Pottsville Maroons Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Pirates
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1939-1940 1941-1944 1954-1956	Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1966

Walt Andrew Kiesling (May 27, 1903 – March 2, 1962) was an American football player and coach.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Honors 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Kiesling played both offensive and defensive line at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). His professional career took him to the Duluth Eskimos, Pottsville Maroons, Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

[edit] Coaching career

His coaching career in the National Football League was spent exclusively with the Steelers. He was head coach for most of the six seasons from 1939 to 1944, and came back for a second stint from 1954 to 1956. Kiesling's overall record at Pittsburgh was 30-55-5. He kept the franchise competitive, but only put together two winning seasons.

[edit] Honors

Kiesling was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

[edit] External links

• Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile

Preceded by John McNally	Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach 1939–1940	Succeeded by Aldo Donelli
Preceded by Bert Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach 1941–1944	Succeeded by Jim Leonard
Preceded by Joe Bach	Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach 1954–1956	Succeeded by Buddy Parker

Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers Head Coaches
Douds • DiMelio • Bach • McNally • Kiesling • Bell • Donelli • Kiesling • Leonard • Sutherland • Michelosen • Bach • Kiesling • Parker • Nixon • Austin • Noll • Cowher • Tomlin

National Football League | NFL's 1920s All-Decade Team
Jimmy Conzelman | Paddy Driscoll | Red Grange | Joe Guyon | Curly Lambeau | Jim Thorpe | Ernie Nevers | Guy Chamberlin | Lavern Dilweg | George Halas | Ed Healey | Pete Henry | Cal Hubbard | Steve Owen | Hunk Anderson | Walt Kiesling | Mike Michalske | George Trafton |