Randy Walker (American football coach)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 29, 1954 Troy, Ohio |
| Died | June 29, 2006 (aged 52) Evanston, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1975 | Miami (OH) |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1977 | Miami (OH) (RB) |
| 1978–1981 | North Carolina (RB) |
| 1982–1985 | North Carolina (QB) |
| 1985–1987 | North Carolina (OC/QB) |
| 1988–1989 | Northwestern (RB) |
| 1990–1998 | Miami (OH) |
| 1999–2005 | Northwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–81–5 |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big Ten (2000) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year (2000) | |
Randy J. Walker (May 29, 1954 – June 29, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1990 to 1998 and at Northwestern University from 1999 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 96–81–5. Walker won 59 games at Miami, more than noted coaches who preceded him such as Sid Gillman, Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Bill Mallory, and Ara Parseghian.
Walker had a standout season his last year in high school for the Troy Trojans in Troy, Ohio. He received recruiting offers from Big Ten schools like Northwestern University and Ohio State University, but choose instead to follow his high school sweetheart, Tammy, to Miami University (Tammy was a year older and already there).
He played three season at fullback for the Miami University RedHawks in Oxford under head coaches Bill Mallory and Dick Crum. His teammates included former Illinois coach Ron Zook and NFL standouts Rob Carpenter and Sherman Smith.
In his three years the team went 32–1–1 and was ranked #15 in 1973, #10 in 1974 and #12 in 1975. Miami won the Mid-American Conference in all three years. Miami also went to the Tangerine Bowl (presently the Capital One Bowl) where they beat Florida in 1973, Georgia in 1974 and South Carolina in 1975. In his senior year Walker was named the team's most valuable player. For his career he ran for 1757 yards.
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