Walter B. Gage
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BornApril 21, 1872
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJanuary 15, 1949 (aged 76)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
AlmamaterHarvard (1894)
1891Harvard
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1872 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1949 (aged 76) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard (1894) |
| Playing career | |
| 1891 | Harvard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1894–1895 | Albion |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1899–1939 | Hackley School (NY) (headmaster) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (1894) | |
Walter Boutwell Gage (April 21, 1872 – January 15, 1949)[1] was an American educator and college football player and coach. He was an 1894 graduate of Harvard University.[2] During his collegiate days, he lettered for the Harvard Crimson football team in 1891.[3] Gage served as the head football coach at Albion College in Michigan from 1894 to 1895, compiling a record of 8–2–1.[4]
Gage graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was the headmaster of the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York for 40 years, until his retirement in 1939.[5] Gage died on January 15, 1939, at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida.[6]
