Walt Jean

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Jean played college football as a fullback at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. In November 1919, he was elected captain of the Heidelberg football team for the following season. In 1920, however, Jean coached the football team at Bowling Green State Normal School—now known as Bowling Green State University. In 1921, he played at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. ==Professional career==

Jean made his professional debut in the National Football League (NFL) in 1922 with the Akron Pros. He later played for the Green Bay Packers, Frankford Yellow Jackets, Pottsville Maroons and Milwaukee Badgers over the course of his career. In 1927, after playing in just two games with the Maroons, Jean travelled to Portsmouth, Ohio to join a team fielded by Jim Thorpe, called the Portsmouth Shoe-Steels. There played also served as line coach. By the end of November though, Thorpe left the team and the head coaching duties went straight to Jean. Jean coached the Portsmouth Spartans as the head coach for the 1928 and 1929 seasons. ==Later life, death, and legacy==

In 1926, Jean founded the Algeen Chemical company, an embalming supply business in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with E. L. Allen. Jean was married to Florence Hiddesen of Dayton. He and Florence moved to Minneola, Florida, in 1951. Florence died 1960. Jean died on March 27, 1961, at his summer residence in Jacksonport, Wisconsin. Jean was the last player from Tiffin University to play in the NFL until Nate Washington of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. ==Head coaching record==