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]
| 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) |
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]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State–Northern Lights (Frontier Conference) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Montana State–Northern | 3–8 | 1–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Montana State–Northern | 2–8 | 2–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2001 | Montana State–Northern | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Montana State–Northern | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Montana State–Northern | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5th | |||||
| Montana State–Northern: | 10–42 | 7–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–42 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Walt Currie named football, wrestling coach at Havre". Great Falls Tribune. June 10, 1978. p. 13. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Currier Named Head Coach". The Flathead Courier. June 22, 1978. pp. A6. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Havre's Walt Currie moving to Oregon". The Billings Gazette. May 10, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Currie leaving Havre with memories". The Havre Daily News. June 5, 1987. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Backa, Curt (May 5, 1998). "Currie to coach new MSU-Northern football team". Great Falls Tribune. p. 19. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Samson named MSU-N's football coach". The Missoulian. December 25, 2003. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, George (June 28, 2013). "Walt Currie did so much more than coach". Havre Weekly Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, George (June 19, 2013). "Havre, sports community loses the great Walt Currie". Havre Weekly Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Smoke Jumper" (PDF). Smokejumpers. October 2013. p. 23. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Walt Currie Obituary (2013) - Great Falls, MT - Great Falls Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Walter Eugene Currie". Havre Weekly Chronicle. June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Walt Curie (2023) - Hall of Fame". Montana State University Northern Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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