William Haushalter
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- Class Year:
- 1956
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- Induction Year:
- 2007
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- Role/Sport(s) Played:
- Football
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- Club Team:
- Student-Athlete
William Haushalter was a four-year letter winner on the Juniata football team, Haushalter earned Honorable Mention Little All-America honors as a senior. Along with fellow hall of famer Barry Drexler, he was named the team's most valuable lineman on the 1955 team that went to the Tangerine Bowl and tied Missouri Valley State, 6-6. During his four years on the gridiron, Juniata posted a record of 29-2-1, with the two losses coming during his freshman campaign.
Haushalter began his teaching and coaching career as an assistant for two years at Tyrone High School. He was head coach at Saxton-Liberty High School and later Tussey Mountain High School, leading his 1961 squad to an undefeated 9-0 record and a Western Conference Class A Championship. Haushalter had a four-year mark of 20-15-1 on the Broad Top, before moving on to become head coach at Philipsburg-Osceola High School where he compiled a four-year record of 23-12-5. During his time at Philipsburg, he acted as a director of the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association.
Haushalter’s coaching career continued at Lafayette College from 1966-72, then at the United States Naval Academy from 1973-86 on the staff of George Welsh. During his time at Navy, he mentored nine of the top 10 rushers in Navy football history, including All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Napoleon McCallum, and helped guide the Midshipmen to appearances in the Holiday, Garden State, and Liberty bowls.
Haushalter was inducted in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
