Verdict: False
Waltz was arrested before he became a football coach. Waltz was not fired from his coaching job and helped coach at a college level, but he resigned in 2006 to run for Congress.
Fact check:
Social media users claim Waltz never coached varsity football, but was a ninth-grade coach who was fired after being arrested for drunk driving.
“Mr. Waltz claimed he was the coach when we won a state championship. In fact he was the ninth grade coach but was fired after being arrested for DUI,” the post alleges.
This claim is false. First, Waltz was arrested for drunk driving in 1995. Associated PressThe media reported that the high school teacher was fined $200 and had his license revoked for 90 days after pleading guilty to reckless driving.
Waltz became the head football coach at Mankato West High School in 1996 and served as the defensive coordinator for the school's football team. AthleticThere he coached the team to a Class 4A state championship in 1999. beat Cambridge vs. Isanti, 35-28.
Waltz left both his teaching and coaching jobs when he ran for Congress in 2006. Dispatch Fact Check. (RELATED: Does this image show the suspect in the recent Georgia shooting?)
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