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'''William A. Walsh''' (August 18, 1871 – March 18, 1967) was an [[American football]] player for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|University of Notre Dame]], an [[Lawyer|attorney]], and a [[mayor]] and city judge of [[Yonkers, New York]].

During his [[1895 Notre Dame football team|senior year in 1895]], Walsh played under head coach [[H.G. Hadden]].  His starts included shutout victories over [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] and Chicago Medical, but the team suffered a controversial defeat at the hands of Indianapolis Artillery, who featured [[Winchester Osgood]] at [[halfback (American football)|halfback]], despite questions surrounding the former [[All-American]]'s  eligibility.

After graduation, Walsh entered the [[Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown Law School]], where he obtained a law degree and thereafter spend ten years as a corporation counsel of the [[Mount Vernon, New York|City of Mount Vernon]].  As a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in 1917, he was appointed City Judge of [[Yonkers, New York]], but lost his reelection bid to future gubernatorial candidate [[William F. Bleakley]].

Despite the defeat, the Yonkers Common Council appointed Walsh to a position as corporation counsel from 1918 to 1922, and in 1926 he was elected to a two-year term as Mayor of [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]].  He chose not to run for reelection and went into private practice.

Walsh returned to the political arena when the Common Council appointed him as City Manager in 1942 — a position that would also be held by his son, William A. Walsh Jr., in 1964.

Walsh died in 1967 at the age of 95.

==References==
*{{cite book |title=The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia |last=Steele |first=Michael R. |year=2003 |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |location=Champaign, IL |isbn=1-58261-286-2 |pages=16–17 }}
*{{cite news |title=William A. Walsh Dead at 95 |work=Proquest Historical Newspapers |publisher=New York Times (1857-current file) |date=March 19, 1967 }}
*{{cite book |title=Natural Enemies: Major College Football's Oldest, Fiercest Rivalry |last=Kryk |first=John |year=2004 |publisher=Taylor Trade Publications |location= |isbn=1-58979-090-1 |pages=25 }}

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