Walter Kondratovich

American football player and coach (1924–1987)
Walter Kondratovich
Biographical details
Born(1924-04-05)April 5, 1924
DiedAugust 13, 1987(1987-08-13) (aged 63)
Playing career
1944–1945Columbia
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1959Bridgeport

Walter Kondratovich (April 5, 1924 – August 13, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1949 to 1959.[1] Kondratovich was a three-sport athlete at Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport.[2] He was the starting quarterback at Columbia University in the mid-1940s under coach Lou Little.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Area Football". Bridgeport Post. October 26, 1969. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kondratovich to Coach Bridgeport Eleven". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. August 11, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "2015 Columbia Football Record Book". Columbia Lions football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

External links

  • Walter Kondratovich at Find a Grave
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Bridgeport Purple Knights head football coaches
Bridgeport
  • Chet Gladchuk (1948)
  • Walter Kondratovich (1949–1959)
  • Bob DiSpirito (1960–1964)
  • Nick Nicolau (1965–1969)
  • Ed Farrell (1970–1973)
  • Ray Murphy (1974)
Arnold
  • Clifford Massey (1927–1928)
  • William B. Cook (1930)
  • Joe Bogdanski (1935–1937)
  • Jack Lockery (1938–1941)
  • No team (1942–1946)
  • Ray Stoviak (1947–1952)