Walt Przybylo

Walter Przybylo


Born:
August 2, 1923
Schenectady, NY

Died:
May 24, 1973
Schenectady, NY


Career
Mont Pleasant High School - New York (High School)
1948-49 Cortland State Teachers College - New York (College)
1949-50 Schenectady Packers (ABL)
1950-51 Cortland High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Nott Terrace High School - New York (High School) Head coach 
1958-59 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Linton High School - Schenectady, NY (High School) Head coach 

Walt was born to Polish immigrants Antoni and Sophia Przybylo in Schenectady. After serving in World War 2, Przybylo would become a long-time coach and teacher in the Schenectady area. One of his players was basketball Hall of Famer Pat Riley. Aside from basketball, he also coached golf and baseball. During the 1968-69 season, Coach Przybylo suffered a heart attack. He would return to the bench, but in November of 1972 he suffered a second heart attack. He would miss the remainder of the season and never recover. He died in May of 1973 of heart failure and pneumonia.

Walt married Julia Matuck (1926-1998) had two sons.

Source:
Times Record (Troy, NY), May 25, 1973

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