Walt E. Ambord
Biographical details | |
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Born | Dorris, California | September 25, 1930
Died | February 19, 2016 San Clemente, California | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1951–1954 | Los Angeles State |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1955–1956 | Mount Carmel HS (CA) (assistant) |
1957–1959 | Mount Carmel HS (CA) |
1960–1961 | Pomona (assistant) |
1962–1977 | Pomona/Pomona-Pitzer |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 50–91–4 (college football) |
Walter E. Ambord (September 25, 1930 – February 19, 2016) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Pomona College in Claremont, California from 1962 to 1977, compiling a record of 50–91–4.[2] Ambord also coached baseball, wrestling, and golf at Pomona and was an associate professor of physical education at the school from 1960 to 1986.
Ambord was born in Dorris, California and moved as a child with his family to San Fernando, California. He attended North Hollywood High School, lettering in football, baseball, and track before graduating in 1948. He spent two years at Valley Junior College in Van Nuys, co-captaining the football team as a sophomore and also participating in basketball, and baseball, and track. Ambord then moved on to Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles. He played football for the Los Angeles Diablos, serving as team captain of the 1954 team and earning all-California Collegiate Athletic Association as a senior. In 1955, Ambord had a brief stint with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
Ambord began his coaching career in 1955 as an assistant varsity football coach at Mount Carmel High School in Los Angeles. During two years as an assistant coach, Mount Carmel won consecutive league titles. In 1957, Ambord was promoted to head coach at Mount Carmel and led the team for three seasons. He joined the coaching staff at Pomona in 1960 and was an assistant football coach for two seasons before succeeding Chuck Mills as head football coach in 1962.[3]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | |||
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Pomona / Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1962–1977) | |||||||||
1962 | Pomona | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1963 | Pomona | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1964 | Pomona | 4–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
1965 | Pomona | 5–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
1966 | Pomona | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1967 | Pomona | 3–6 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1968 | Pomona | 4–5–1 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1969 | Pomona | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
1970 | Pomona | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1971 | Pomona | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1972 | Pomona-Pitzer | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1973 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–7–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1974 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1975 | Pomona-Pitzer | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1976 | Pomona-Pitzer | 2–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1977 | Pomona-Pitzer | 0–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
Pomona / Pomona-Pitzer: | 50–91–4 | 24–53–1 | |||||||
Total: | 50–91–4 |
References[]
- ^ "Sagehen Athletics Mourns Loss Of Walter Ambord". sagehens.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Walter E. Ambord". legacy.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Walt Ambord New Sagehen Grid Coach". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. February 2, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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