Jim Walden
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 10, 1938 Aberdeen, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1959 | Wyoming |
| 1960 | BC Lions |
| 1961 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1962 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1970 | Nebraska (GA) |
| 1971–1972 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 1973–1974 | Miami (FL) (off. backfield) |
| 1975–1976 | Miami (FL) (DC) |
| 1977 | Washington State (off. backfield) |
| 1978–1986 | Washington State |
| 1987–1994 | Iowa State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–109–7 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2x Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1981, 1983) | |
Jim "Jimmy" Walden (born April 10, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Washington State University from 1978 to 1986 and at Iowa State University from 1987 to 1994, compiling a career college football record of 72–109–7 over seventeen seasons.
Born and raised in Aberdeen, Mississippi, Walden played quarterback at Itawamba Junior College in Fulton and then for head coach Bob Devaney at the University of Wyoming. Walden led the Cowboys to consecutive Skyline Conference titles and was the league's player of the year as a senior in 1959. He was one of 33 players selected by the Denver Broncos in the first AFL Draft in 1960. Walden played in the Canadian Football League for several seasons before starting his coaching career at the high school level in Amory, Mississippi.
Walden began his college coaching career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on Devaney's staff, where he assisted on consecutive national championship teams in 1970 and 1971. After the 1972 season, Devaney retired and Walden then coached for four seasons at the University of Miami under Pete Elliott and fellow Devaney assistant, Carl Selmer.
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