Walter S. Kennedy
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1873 Woodburn, Iowa |
| Died | April 28, 1954 Albion, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Tarkio College |
| 1896–1899 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, Halfback, Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1904–1920 | Albion |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–29–8 |
Walter Scott Kennedy (c. 1873 – April 28, 1954) was an American football player and coach and newspaper publisher. He was an All-American quarterback for the University of Chicago and captain of the 1898 and 1899 Chicago Maroons football teams. He later moved to Albion, Michigan where he was the publisher of the Albion Evening Recorder from 1904 to 1939. He also coached the Albion College football team from 1904 to 1920.
Kennedy was born in Woodburn, Iowa, in approximately 1873. He played high school football at Villisca, Iowa. After graduating from high school, Kennedy attended Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri, where he again played football.
Kennedy enrolled at the University of Chicago where he played football for head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg from 1896 to 1899. He also competed for Chicago in baseball and track. Kennedy was five feet, nine inches tall and weighed 196 pounds. He began his football career as a tackle, but he was moved to the halfback position in 1897, playing in the same backfield as College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Clarence Herschberger. At the end of the 1897 season, his teammates elected him as the captain of the 1898 Chicago Maroons football team. At the time of his election as team captain, the Chicago Daily Tribune wrote: "In guarding the men who carry the ball and in breaking up the interference of the opposing team he is unsurpassed in the West, and is a hard man to stop when he himself advances the ball."
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