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Walter Posadowski (born c. 1937) is a former
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(CFL) coach who served as the head coach of the
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during the 1978 season.


Playing career

Posadowski played at
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from 1957 to 1959.


Coaching career

Posadowski's coaching career began at Bishop McDevitt High School, where he compiled a 17-15-5 in four season as head football coach. He spent two seasons as a part-time assistant at Villanova before becoming the Wildcats
offensive line coach In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, associate and assistant coach, and the Offensive coordinator, offensive a ...
in 1969. Posadowski spent one season (1976) as an assistant at
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. Posadowski joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1977 as offensive line coach. After a 0–5 start to the 1978 season, head coach Jim Eddy was fired and Posadowski was named head coach. The Roughriders finished the season 4-11-1 and Posadowski was replaced by retiring quarterback
Ron Lancaster Ronald Lancaster (October 14, 1938 – September 18, 2008) was an American-Canadian professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 16 seasons, h ...
. Following Lancaster's hiring, Posadowski was moved from the head coaching position to director of scouting and recruiting. Posadowski's final coaching position was as an assistant with the
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.


References

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