Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Sir Walter Winterbottom CBE ( 31 January 1913 â `` 16 February 2002 ) was the first manager of the England football team , serving from 1946 until 1962 .
Simplified: Walter Winterbottom ( born January 31 , 1913 - died February 16 , 2002 ) is a former football player .