Background
Provost, Wally was born on May 20, 1922 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Orison C. and Irma (Arbogast) Provost.
Provost, Wally was born on May 20, 1922 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Orison C. and Irma (Arbogast) Provost.
Student, University Nebraska, 1940-1943; student, Milwaukee State Teachers College, 1943; Doctor of Laws, University Nebraska, Omaha, 1980.
Rewrite man, United Press International, Lincoln, 1942; assistant sports editor, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, 1942-1943; assistant sports editor, Lincoln Evening Journal, 1946-1951; sports and courthouse reporter, Omaha World-Herald, 1951-1954; sports editor, Omaha World-Herald, 1955-1972; sports columnist, Omaha World-Herald, 1955-1985; retired. Vice president National Golden Gloves Association, 1961-1963. Member of national boxing committee Amateur Athletic Union, 1958-1960.
President World-Herald Good Fellows Charities, 1964-1970. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member Football Writers Association, Baseball Writers Association, National Association Sportscasters and Sportswriters, Omaha Sportscasters Association.
Married Irene Peckham, May 19, 1947.