Members
Inductee
GRAY, JR., WALTER W.
GRAY, JR., WALTER W.
Born on May 26, 1919
Knox, PA
September 10, 1999.
Inducted On
August 10, 1996
Location Inducted
Bloomington, IN
Region Number
10
Univ High Bloomington
Coach
New Castle Chrysler
1937
Captain of football team 1935-1937.
Wabash College; Indiana University MA 1949/Ph.D. 1964
1941
Captain of All-State College Football Team; punter with average over 50 yards per boot; also played baseball.
During World II, received a Presidential Citation from President F. D. Roosevelt for performance during the Battle of Bori while aboard the USS Cardwell as 1st Class Chief Petty Officer; Director of Health and Safety at IU 1954; attended US Army Command General Staff College and graduated 1966, teaching rocketry classes in Indianapolis for the US Army for 8 years; retired as Lt. Colonel from the US Army Reserves; became full professor at IU in 1984; named a Sagamore of the Wabash from Gov. Orr in 1984.
First wife, Helen; sons, Butch, Gary, Pete, and Chip; second wife, Barbara; step-sons, Mike, John, Frank, and Tom.
Coaching Experience: Coached at Van Wert, OH, 1945-1946; coached at University High School in Bloomington 1948-1966; record was 110-55-1; never cut a player, one time playing 132 by sending in 11 players at a time for a play.
Coaching Honors: Received Honor of Grid Iron Champs of America through University High School for Coach and Team in 1964-1965.
Outstanding Players Coached: All-State players coached were P.T. Buntin, Thom Teter, Bill Dickens, and Charles Dunn.
Coaching Honors: Received Honor of Grid Iron Champs of America through University High School for Coach and Team in 1964-1965.
Outstanding Players Coached: All-State players coached were P.T. Buntin, Thom Teter, Bill Dickens, and Charles Dunn.
