Randy J. Walker (May 29, 1954 – June 29, 2006) was the head football coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference. His overall record as a collegiate head coach was 96-81-5. He also won more games than any head coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, ahead of legendary coaches such as Sid Gillman, Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Bill Mallory and Ara Parseghian. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university, located in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. ... Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest college athletic conference. ... Miami University, founded in 1809, is the second-oldest public college west of the Allegheny Mountains. ... Oxford is located in southwestern Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. ... Sid Gillman (October 26, 1911 - January 3, 2003) was an American football coach and innovator. ... Wayne Woodrow Woody Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football coach who is best remembered for his 28-year tenure at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from 1951-1978. ... Glenn Edward Bo Schembechler (born April 1, 1929 in Barberton, Ohio) is an American football coach. ... William G. Bill Mallory (born May 20, 1935) has served as head football coach at NCAA Division I programs including Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Northern Illinois University, and Indiana University (1984-1996). ... Ara Parseghian (born March 10, 1923 in Akron, Ohio, USA) He was of Armenian descent. ...

Playing career

Randy played three years for the Miami University Redskins in Oxford, Ohio under head coaches Bill Mallory and Dick Crum. His teammates included current Illinois coach Ron Zook and NFL standouts Rob Carpenter and Sherman Smith. In his three years the team went 32 -1 -1 and was rated #15 in 1973, #10 in 1974 and #12 in 1975. Randy and 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 he was named the team’s most valuable player. For his career he ran for 1757 yards Miami University, founded in 1809, is the second-oldest public college west of the Allegheny Mountains. ... William G. Bill Mallory (born May 20, 1935) has served as head football coach at NCAA Division I programs including Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Northern Illinois University, and Indiana University (1984-1996). ... Ron Zook (born April 28, 1954 in Loudonville, Ohio) is the current head football coach of the University of Illinois. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Champs Sports Bowl is an annual college football game that is played in Orlando, Florida. ... The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947-1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983-2002). ... The University of Florida (also known as Florida or UF) is a public university and land-grant institution located in Gainesville, Florida. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC or Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina and is the flagship campus of the University of South Carolina System. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Coaching career

Miami University

After spending 11 years as an assistant at Miami University, North Carolina, and Northwestern, Walker became the Miami University 30th Head Coach succeeding Tim Rose whose contract was not renewed. In his first year the RedHawks posted a 5-5-1 record which was a vast improvement for a team that had only won two games in the two previous years. Walker made steady improvement in his nine years cumulating with a 10-1 record in his last year with the RedHawks. This team was lead by record breaking running back Travis Prentice. Walker finished with 59-35-5 record including several victories over ranked opponents form major conference such as #25 Northwestern in 1995, #12 Virginia Tech in 1998 and #12 North Carolina in 1999. The one draw back was that he never won the Mid-American Conference Championship. Miami University, founded in 1809, is the second-oldest public college west of the Allegheny Mountains. ... “Touchdown” Travis Prentice was born on December 8, 1976. ... This article or section should include material from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The University of North Carolina is a sixteen university system which comprises all public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States. ... The Mid-American Conference is a College Athletic Conference whose members are located mainly in the Midwestern United States; nine of the schools are in Ohio and Michigan alone. ...

Miami University record

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Northwestern University

Randy Walker had a 37-46 career record at Northwestern. In 2000, Walker overhauled the offense and introduced the spread formation. Unlike most other spread offenses, Walker's featured a very strong running game. This offense helped the Wildcats share the Big 10 title in his second year. He is second behind "Pappy" Waldorf in career victories. Walker also was the first Wildcat coach to lead three different teams to bowl games. In addition, he became the first Wildcat coach ever to guide three straight teams to four or more Big Ten wins.

On June 29th, 2006, Walker suddenly died of an apparent heart attack, leaving much of the Northwestern community stunned.

Northwestern University record

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External links

• Miami fan site
• Miami official site
• NCAA official site
• NU official site

References

• NU profile
• Miami 2005 media guide
• Story regarding Walker's death
• MSNBC "Northwestern's Walker dead at 52" June 30, 2006