Walter Nieland (1976) - Hall of Fame - University of San Francisco Athletics

Walter Nieland

Induction:
1976
Class:
1928

Walter Henry Nieland was born on June 3, 1905 in San Francisco of German immigrant parents, and graduated from the then Saint Ignatius College in 1928. He played both football and basketball, and was Vice President of the Saint Ignatius Block Club, composed of members who had won athletic awards. He worked for the Bouquet-Cohn Cigar Company, which opened in 1949 in San Francisco. He was inducted into the USF Hall of Fame in 1976.

Photo courtesy of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory.