Lou Wacker
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PositionsHalfback, defensive back
BornMay 13, 1934
Highland Springs, Virginia, U.S.
Highland Springs, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 15, 2019 (aged 84)
Emory, Virginia, U.S.
Emory, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Halfback, defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 13, 1934 Highland Springs, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 2019 (aged 84) Emory, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Richmond |
| Career history | |
| 1956 | Calgary Stampeders |
Louis Wacker (May 13, 1934 – February 15, 2019) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally with the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union–a forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL)—in 1956.[1] Wacker served as the head football coach at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia from 1982 to 2004, compiling a record of 164–76 and leading the Emory and Henry Wasps to 11 Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles. He was also the head men's lacrosse coach at Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia for one season, in 1975 tallying a mark of 1–8.[2]