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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. ==Playing career== 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).〔Myslenski, Skip. - "As a High School Player, Randy Walker Once Cost His Team A Victory When He Missed Scoring a Touchdown by 18 Inches". - ''Chicago Tribune''. - December 24, 2000.〕 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. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals (1976; 13th round),〔Banks, Lacy J. - "'A devastating loss' for NU: Heart attack blamed for shocking death of football coach, 52". - ''Chicago Sun-Times''. - July 1, 2006.〕 but chose to become an assistant coach instead.〔"Randy Walker dies, former Miami football player, coach". - ''Dayton Daily News''. - June 30, 2006.〕〔Schmidt, Neil. - "NU-MU rivalry almost too close for comfort". - ''Cincinnati Enquirer''. - September 12, 2003.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randy Walker (American football coach)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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