Walter Anthony Comerford (January 25, 1898 – August 25, 1970) was an American college football and basketball coach, university athletic director, minor league baseball player, government official, and United States Marine.

A native of Worcester, Massachusetts,[1] Comerford served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I.

[5][6] After graduating in 1923,[2] Comerford played minor league baseball for the Star Taxis club in Lewiston, Maine.

[16] During the 1932 season, the football team traveled to his alma mater, Boston College, to play the dedication game at newly renovated Alumni Field.

[18] In 1934, while an assistant at Canisius College, he filled in for head coach William Joy, who had been seriously injured in an automobile accident.