Walt Currie
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BornOctober 20, 1943
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 2013 (aged 69)
Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
AlmamaterUniversity of Montana (1969)
c.1960sCarroll (MT)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1943 Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 2013 (aged 69) Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Montana (1969) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1960s | Carroll (MT) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1969–1976 | Hermiston HS (OR) (assistant) |
| 1977 | Havre HS (MT) (assistant) |
| 1978–1986 | Havre HS (MT) |
| 1987–1990 | Hermiston HS (OR) |
| 1991–1997 | Great Falls HS (MT) (freshman) |
| 1998–2003 | Montana State–Northern |
| 2006–? | Fort Benton HS (MT) |
| Wrestling | |
| 1969–1976 | Hermiston HS (OR) (assistant) |
| 1977 | Havre HS (MT) (assistant) |
| 1978–1986 | Havre HS (MT) |
| 1987–1990 | Hermiston HS (OR) |
| 1991–1997 | Great Falls HS (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–42 (college football) 51–35 (high school football; Havre) 52–61 (high school wrestling; Havre) |
Walter Eugene Currie (October 20, 1943 – June 16, 2013) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Havre High School from 1978 to 1986,[1][2] Hermiston High School from 1987 to 1990,[3][4] Montana State University–Northern from 1998 to 2003,[5][6][7][8] and Fort Benton High School starting in 2006.[9]
Currie resurrected the Montana State–Northern Lights football program which had not fielded a team since 1971. He was also the head wrestling coach for multiple high schools in Montana and Oregon.[10]
Currie died on June 16, 2013, in Great Falls, Montana, as a result of an iron overload.[10][11] He was inducted into the Montana State–Northern Hall of Fame in 2023.[12]
