Walt Cassidy

This article is about the American football player. For artist, see Walt Cassidy (artist).

Walter Charles Cassidy (January 31, 1901 – December 27, 1944) was a player in the National Football League. He played with the Kenosha Maroons during the 1924 NFL season.^[1]

Walt Cassidy

Personal information
Born:	(1901-01-03)January 3, 1901 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	December 28, 1944(1944-12-28) (aged 43) English Channel
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Position:	End
College:	Detroit Mercy
Career history
Kenosha Maroons (1924)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 5 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cassidy enlisted in the Army in Toledo on July 27, 1942.^[2] He joined the Army Air Forces and rose to the rank of staff sergeant.^[3] On December 27, 1944, Cassidy was one of three fatalities aboard a Douglas C-47 Skytrain when it crashed into the English Channel.^[3]