minor league baseball team. In 1951, he accepted a position as assistant coach at the University of Detroit under Dutch Clark (1951–1953), and succeeded Clark as head coach (1954–1958). In the latter position, he posted an overall record of 1925, won the Missouri Valley Conference title, and was named Catholic Coach of the Year. Fromhart ended his football coaching career in 1961 as head coach of the Sarnia, Ontario-based Sarnia Golden Bears, a semi-professional football team in the upstart American Football Conference for one season (the conference lasted only one year). With his eldest son (also named Wally Fromhart) as assistant coach, he led the team to an undefeated 10–0 regular season record and one post-season win to claim the American Football Conference championship. Fromhart died in 2002 and is buried in South Bend, Indiana with his wife Donna Belle (Parvis) Fromhart. Head coaching record College References External links 1913 births 2002 deaths American football quarterbacks Detroit Titans football coaches Loras Duhawks football coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players High school football coaches in Illinois People from Dowagiac, Michigan People from Moundsville, West Virginia People from Preston County, West Virginia Coaches of American football from West Virginia Players of American football from West Virginia