Bryant University

Wally Camper
Coach Men's Basketball / Baseball
Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Wally was a moving force in the resurgence of Bryant varsity athletics in the late 50s and early 60s. Although Bryant had varsity teams in the 30s and early 40s, there was virtually no varsity activity in the post-World War II and Korean War periods. When Camper took over as head basketball coach in 1960, his biggest challenge was convincing Bryant’s top basketball players that it was more prestigious playing varsity than intramural basketball.

“If there was an intramural game the same night as one of our varsity games, I kept my fingers crossed my players would come to the varsity game,” Camper related a few years ago. In addition to serving as basketball coach, Wally also was the varsity baseball coach from 1959-68.