Walter Henry Housman III (born October 13, 1962) is a former

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). Housman served as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(AFL) from 2017 to 2019. He first enrolled at the

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before transferring to

Upsala College Upsala College (UC) was a private college affiliated with the Swedish-American Augustana Synod (later the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and located in East Orange in Essex County, New Jersey in the United States, with an additiona ...

. He attended

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. Housman was also a member of the New York Knights, Denver Dynamite and New Orleans Night of the AFL.

College career

Housman first played college football for the

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for two years before injuring his knee. He transferred to play for the

Upsala Vikings Upsala College (UC) was a private college affiliated with the Swedish-American Augustana Synod (later the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and located in East Orange in Essex County, New Jersey in the United States, with an additional ...

for three years, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration. He also played basketball for one year.

Professional career

Housman played in three games for the

of the NFL in 1987. He played for the New York Knights of the AFL in 1988. He played for the AFL's Denver Dynamite from 1989 to 1990. Housman played for the New Orleans Night of the AFL in 1991.

Coaching career

Housman was an assistant coach for the Upsala Vikings in 1988. He served as a volunteer assistant coach for the

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in 1991. He was

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for the

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from 1992 to 1996. Housman was also

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coach of the Coyotes from 1994 to 1996 and later served as

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and

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s coach from 1997 to 1998. He served as defensive line coach of the

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in 1999. He was

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coach of the

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in 2000. Housman served as defensive coordinator of the AFL's

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from 2001 to 2008. He also had previous coaching experience in the AFL with the

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and New Orleans Night. He was a volunteer assistant and

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s coach for the

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of the

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in 2009. Housman later served as defensive line coach of the Crusaders in 2010. He served as defensive coordinator and assistant

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of the Chicago Rush from 2011 to 2013. He was the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the

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of the AFL from 2014 to 2016. On March 7, 2017, Housman was named the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the

. In 2018, Cedric Walker became the Brigade's new defensive coordinator and Housman remained the assistant head coach.

References

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