Walter Mahan
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Walter Everett Mahan was a professional football
player in the National Football League
for the Frankford Yellow Jackets
in 1926 NFL season
. Mahan won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets.
Prior to playing in the NFL, Mahan played college football
at West Virginia University
. While at WVU he was a four-year letterman and lost only three games over his four-year span by a combined 20 points. In 1922, Mahan helped WVU to a 10-0-1 record. This earned the Mountaineers a trip to their first ever bowl game, the East-West Bowl. The game was held on December 22, 1922, in San Diego, California
. WVU would go on to defeat Gonzaga University
21-13.
In 1924 Mahan,as a junior, helped the Mountaineers post a 8-1 overall record, totaling 302 points in nine contests, the most of any Eastern squad, and outscored the opposition by nearly a 7-1 margin. Mahan was a first team All-American pick by Midweek Pictorial and Metropolitan News. Mahan was also named as a third team All-American right guard by Walter Camp
, and was selected to the all-Eastern team.
In 1925, Mahan captained the Mountaineers to another 8-1 mark. Mahan is also a member of the WVU all-time team for 1919-29. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
After his year with the Yellow Jackets, Mahan went on to a successful career as a prosecuting attorney in Brooke County, West Virginia
. He died in 1990.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...
in 1926 NFL season
1926 NFL season
The 1926 NFL season was the 7th regular season of the National Football League. The league grew to 22 teams, a figure that would not be equaled in professional football until 1961, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Angeles Buccaneers, and the Louisville Colonels, with Racine...
. Mahan won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets.
Prior to playing in the NFL, Mahan played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
. While at WVU he was a four-year letterman and lost only three games over his four-year span by a combined 20 points. In 1922, Mahan helped WVU to a 10-0-1 record. This earned the Mountaineers a trip to their first ever bowl game, the East-West Bowl. The game was held on December 22, 1922, in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. WVU would go on to defeat Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
21-13.
In 1924 Mahan,as a junior, helped the Mountaineers post a 8-1 overall record, totaling 302 points in nine contests, the most of any Eastern squad, and outscored the opposition by nearly a 7-1 margin. Mahan was a first team All-American pick by Midweek Pictorial and Metropolitan News. Mahan was also named as a third team All-American right guard by Walter Camp
Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
, and was selected to the all-Eastern team.
In 1925, Mahan captained the Mountaineers to another 8-1 mark. Mahan is also a member of the WVU all-time team for 1919-29. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
After his year with the Yellow Jackets, Mahan went on to a successful career as a prosecuting attorney in Brooke County, West Virginia
Brooke County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,447 people, 10,396 households, and 7,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 286 people per square mile . There were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...
. He died in 1990.